Mehal Kalan Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Mehal Kalan is one of the 117 Legislative Assembly constituencies of Punjab state in India.[2][3] It is part of Barnala district and is reserved for candidates belonging to the Scheduled Castes. Kulwant Singh Pandori[4] of the Aam Aadmi Party is the current MLA of this constituency.
| Mehal Kalan | |
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| Constituency No. 104 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Barnala |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Sangrur |
| Established | 2006 |
| Total electors | 161,387 (in 2022)[1] |
| Reservation | SC |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | Aam Aadmi Party |
| Elected year | 2017 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Harchand Kaur | Indian National Congress | |
| 2017 | Kulwant Singh Pandori[5] | Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 2022 | |||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kulwant Singh Pandori | 53,714 | 46.52 |  | |
| SAD(A) | Gurjant Singh Kattu | 23,367 | 20.24 | | |
| INC | Harchand Kaur[6] | 17,545 | 15.2 |  | |
| BSP | Chamkaur Singh | 10,394 | 9.0 | | |
| NOTA | None of the above | 805 | 0.7 | | |
| Majority | 30,347 | 26.28 | | ||
| Turnout | 115,462 | 71.54 | | ||
| Registered electors | 161,387 | [1] | |||
| AAP hold | Swing | ||||
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Kulwant Singh Pandori | 57,551 | 46.12 | +46.12 | |
| SAD | Ajit Singh Shant | 30487 | 24.43 | ||
| INC | Harchand kaur | 25,688 | 20.59 | −24.13% | |
| BSP | Makhan Singh | 4922 | 3.94 | ||
| Independent | Gobind Singh | 3183 | 2.55 | ||
| CPI | Khusia Singh | 1177 | 0.74 | ||
| Independent | Gurmail Singh | 892 | 0.71 | ||
| Independent | Darbara Singh | 341 | 0.27 | ||
| APP | Gurmit Singh | 306 | 0.25 | ||
| BMUP | Sarabjit Singh | 236 | 0.19 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 924 | 0.74 | ||
| Majority | 27,064 | 21.53 | +14.94 | ||
| Turnout | 125707 | 80.84 | |||
| Registered electors | 155,500 | [7] | |||
| AAP gain from INC | Swing | +35.13 | |||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Harchand Kaur | 50,188 | 44.72 | N/A | |
| SAD | Gobind Singh | 42797 | 38.13 | N/A | |
| PPOP | Raj | 8820 | 7.86 | N/A | |
| BSP | Atma | 7030 | 6.26 | N/A | |
| SAD(M) | Amarjit | 2247 | 2.00 | N/A | |
| Majority | 7391 | 6.59 | N/A | ||
| Turnout | 112232 | 80.82 | N/A | ||
| Registered electors | 138,869 | New | |||
| INC win (new seat) | |||||