Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency

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Gurdaspur
PB-1
Lok Sabha constituency
Map
Interactive Map Outlining Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
Assembly constituenciesSujanpur
Bhoa
Pathankot
Gurdaspur
Dina Nagar
Qadian
Batala
Fatehgarh Churian
Dera Baba Nanak
Established1952
Total electors16,05,204(2024)
ReservationNone
Member of Parliament
18th Lok Sabha
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2024

Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 14 Lok Sabha (parliamentary) constituencies in Punjab state in northern India. The incumbent MP is Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa from Indian National Congress.

Assembly segments

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Presently, Gurdaspur Lok Sabha constituency consist of nine assembly constituencies[1]

# Constituency District Member Party Leading

(in 2024)

1 Sujanpur Pathankot Naresh Puri INC BJP
2 Bhoa (SC) Lal Chand Kataruchakk AAP BJP
3 Pathankot Ashwani Kumar Sharma BJP BJP
4 Gurdaspur Gurdaspur Barindermeet Singh Pahra INC INC
5 Dina Nagar (SC) Aruna Chaudhary INC INC
6 Qadian Partap Singh Bajwa INC INC
7 Batala Amansher Singh AAP INC
9 Fatehgarh Churian Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa INC INC
10 Dera Baba Nanak Vacant INC

Members of Parliament

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Most Successful parties from Gurdaspur Lok Sabha

  INC (13 Times) (65%)
  BJP (5 Times) (25%)
Year Member Party
1952 Teja Singh Akarpuri Indian National Congress
1957 Diwan Chand Sharma
1962
1967
1968^ Prabodh Chandra
1971
1977 Yagya Datt Sharma Janata Party
1980 Sukhbuns Kaur Indian National Congress
1984 Indian National Congress
1989
1991
1996
1998 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party
1999
2004
2009 Partap Singh Bajwa Indian National Congress
2014 Vinod Khanna Bharatiya Janata Party
2017^ Sunil Jakhar Indian National Congress
2019 Sunny Deol Bharatiya Janata Party
2024 Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa Indian National Congress

^By-Poll

Election results

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2024

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2024 Indian general election: Gurdaspur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa 364,043 33.78 Decrease9.36
BJP Dinesh Singh 2,81,182 26.09 Decrease24.52
AAP Amansher Singh 2,77,252 25.72 Increase23.21
SAD Daljit Singh Cheema 85,500 7.93 New
SAD(A) Gurinder Singh Bajwa 25,765 2.39 New
NOTA None of the Above 3,354 0.31 Decrease 0.56
Majority 82,861 7.69 Decrease 0.22
Turnout 10,77,826
Registered electors 16,05,204
INC gain from BJP Swing

2019

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2019 Indian general election: Gurdaspur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Sunny Deol 558,719 50.61 Increase14.94
INC Sunil Kumar Jakhar 4,76,260 43.14 Decrease15.01
AAP Peter Masih 27,744 2.51 Decrease0.23
RMPI Lal Chand Kataruchakk 15,274 1.38 New
IND Kasim Deen 3,136 0.28 New
NOTA None of the Above 9,560 0.87 Decrease0.01
Majority 82,459 7.47 Decrease15.01
Turnout 11,04,546 69.26 Increase12.76
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease7.54

2017 by-election

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Bye-election, 2017: Gurdaspur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sunil Kumar Jakhar 499,752 58.15 Increase24.95
BJP Swaran Salaria 3,06,533 35.67 Decrease10.58
AAP Suresh Kumar Khajuria 23,579 2.74 Decrease13.89
IND Parvinder Singh 6,825 0.79 New
IND Pawan Kumar 3,791 0.44 New
NOTA None of the Above 7,587 0.88 Increase0.44
Majority 1,93,219 22.48 Increase9.43
Turnout 8,59,467 56.43 Decrease13.07
INC gain from BJP Swing Increase11.90

2014

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2014 Indian general elections: Gurdaspur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
BJP Vinod Khanna 482,255 46.25 Decrease0.85
INC Partap Singh Bajwa 3,46,190 33.20 Decrease14.80
AAP Sucha Singh Chhotepur 1,73,376 16.63 New
CPI Varinder Singh 11,839 1.14 New
BSP Sukhwinder Singh 5,621 0.54 Decrease1.11
NOTA None of the Above 4,625 0.44 N/A
Majority 1,36,065 13.05 Increase12.15
Turnout 10,42,699 69.50 Decrease1.27
BJP gain from INC Swing Decrease1.75

2009

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2009 Indian general elections: Gurdaspur
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Partap Singh Bajwa 447,994 48.00
BJP Vinod Khanna 4,39,652 47.10
BSP Swaran Singh Thakur 15,420 1.65
IND. Lal Chand 7,037 0.75
IND. Vidya Bhushan 6,970 0.75
Majority 8,342 0.90
Turnout 9,33,370 70.77
INC gain from BJP Swing

See also

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Notes

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  1. ^ "List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies". Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab website.
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32°00′N 75°24′E / 32.0°N 75.4°E / 32.0; 75.4


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