Malout Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Malout is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Punjab state in India.[2][3] It is part of Sri Muktsar Sahib district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes since 1977. There have been calls from some local leaders and residents to review the reservation status, citing that it has remained reserved for a considerably very long period.
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| Constituency No. 85 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Sri Muktsar Sahib |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Firozpur |
| Total electors | 176,573[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Elected year | 2022 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1957 | Teja Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1957 | Parkash Singh | ||
| 1962 | Gurmit Singh | ||
| 1967 | |||
| 1969 | |||
| 1972 | Gurbinder Kaur | ||
| 1977 | Daua Ram | Communist Party of India | |
| 1980 | Matu Ram | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | Shiv Chand | Indian National Congress | |
| 1992 | Baldev Singh | United Communist Party of India | |
| 1997 | Sujan Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2002 | Nathu Ram | Communist Party of India | |
| 2007 | Harpreet Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2012 | |||
| 2017 | Ajaib Singh Bhatti[4] | Indian National Congress | |
| 2022 | Baljit Kaur | Aam Aadmi Party | |
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Baljit Kaur | 77,370 | 55.6 | ||
| SAD | Harpreet Singh | 37,109 | 26.67 | ||
| INC | Prof. Rupinder Kaur Ruby | 17,652 | 12.68 | ||
| PLC | Karanvir Singh | 1,169 | 0.9 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 897 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 40,261 | 28.93 | |||
| Turnout | 139,167 | ||||
| Registered electors | 176,919 | [6] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Ajaib Singh Bhatti | 49,098 | 36.1 | ||
| SAD | Darshan Singh | 44,109 | 32.4 | ||
| AAP | Principal Baldev Singh | 38,663 | 28.4 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 899 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 4,989 | 3.7 | |||
| Turnout | 135,295 | 82.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 164,832 | [7] | |||
| INC gain from SAD | |||||
1957
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Parkash Singh Badal | 39,255 | |||
| Independent | Ujjagar Singh | 13,571 | |||
| Majority | |||||
| INC gain from | |||||