Faridkot Parliamentary Constituency Election and Results Update
In 2009 Election Results the UPA won around 261 out of 543 seats, and in the second position was NDA with 158 seats, while 23 seats were won by Left parties.
In 2014 Election Results the BJP won 282 seats out of 543 seats. This took the NDA tally to 336 seats out of 543 seats in the Lok Sabha. INC could only manage to win 44 seats and stayed in the second position while AIADMK party from Tamil Nadu came third with 37 seats in the 2014 Lok Sabha Elections.
In 2019, the BJP is set to return to power at the Centre after a sweeping win in the 2019 Lok Sabha election , armed with a bigger mandate than in the 2014 General Election. The party - led by the Prime Minister Narendra Modi and BJP President Amit Shah duo has secured 303 seats in the 17th Lok Sabha. Meanwhile, the Congress, the main Opposition party, managed to increase its vote share from 2014 only by a handful of votes, with a final tally of 52 seats. There will be no Leader of Opposition in the upcoming Lower House for a second consecutive term.
Faridkot Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Mohammad Sadique | Indian National Congress | 417936 | 0 | 1129 | 419065 | 42.98 | Winner |
| Gulzar Singh Ranike | Shiromani Akali Dal | 334674 | 0 | 1135 | 335809 | 34.44 | 1st Runner-up |
| Prof. Sadhu Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | 114610 | 0 | 709 | 115319 | 11.83 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Master Baldev Singh | Punjab Ekta Party | 43794 | 0 | 138 | 43932 | 4.51 | 3rd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 19053 | 0 | 193 | 19246 | 1.97 | 4th Runner-up |
| Ajay Kumar | Indian Democratic Republican Front | 6094 | 0 | 12 | 6106 | 0.63 | 5th Runner-up |
| Jaswinder Singh | Independent | 4909 | 0 | 3 | 4912 | 0.5 | 6th Runner-up |
| Dr. Swarn Singh | Apna Samaj Party | 3663 | 0 | 15 | 3678 | 0.38 | 7th Runner-up |
| Dr. Daljit Singh Chauhan | Nationalist Congress Party | 3407 | 0 | 178 | 3585 | 0.37 | 8th Runner-up |
| Bhola Singh | Bhartiya Lok Seva Dal | 3455 | 0 | 7 | 3462 | 0.36 | 9th Runner-up |
| Om Parkash | Bhartiya Janraj Party | 2757 | 0 | 278 | 3035 | 0.31 | 10th Runner-up |
| Rajinder Kaur Safri | Rashtriya Janshakti Party (Secular) | 2128 | 0 | 10 | 2138 | 0.22 | 11th Runner-up |
| Badal Singh | Independent | 2113 | 0 | 4 | 2117 | 0.22 | 12th Runner-up |
| Jagmeet Singh | Independent | 2089 | 0 | 2 | 2091 | 0.21 | 13th Runner-up |
| Darshan Singh | Independent | 2052 | 0 | 2 | 2054 | 0.21 | 14th Runner-up |
| Sukhdev Singh | Hindustan Shakti Sena | 1780 | 0 | 5 | 1785 | 0.18 | 15th Runner-up |
| Veerpal Kaur | Samaj Adhikar Kalyan Party | 1765 | 0 | 20 | 1785 | 0.18 | 16th Runner-up |
| Nanak Singh Chauhan | Independent | 1404 | 0 | 11 | 1415 | 0.15 | 17th Runner-up |
| Chanan Singh Wattu | Bahujan Mukti Party | 1296 | 0 | 17 | 1313 | 0.13 | 18th Runner-up |
| Amandeep Kaur | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) | 1231 | 0 | 59 | 1290 | 0.13 | 19th Runner-up |
| Parminder Singh | Bharat Prabhat Party | 799 | 0 | 11 | 810 | 0.08 | 20th Runner-up |
Faridkot Parliamentary Constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of Punjab, formed prior to the 1977 elections and consists of nine Vidhan Sabha segments, of which two are reserved for the SC category. 1,288,090 is the total electorate count in the Faridkot Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 9).
Quick facts for Faridkot | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly Constituencies | 9 | ||
| Ruling Party | AAP | ||
| MP | Prof. Sadhu Singh | ||
| Electorals 2014 | Male | Female | Total |
| No. of Electorals | 673701 | 614389 | 1288090 |
| Polling stations | 1369 | ||
Out of these 673,701 number of electorates are males and the remaining 614,389 are belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest. It stands at an average elevation of over 196 metres. It lies in the Punjab Plain and is surrounded by the districts of Ferozepur, Moga, Ludhiana, Bathinda and Sangrur. The District of Faridkot covers an area of over 1,469 sq kms.
As per the census data of 2011, Faridkot District had a population of over 6,18,000 which counts for about 2% of the population of the state. About 12% of the total population is below the age of six, 54% comprises of males and has a sex ratio of 890 females per 1,000 males. Sikhs have 60% majority with Hindus, Muslims and Christians residing here as well. Punjabi is the local language and the average literacy rate here is 70%, of which male literacy rate is 75% and female literacy rate is 65%.
The city has several important centres of research, mainly in medical sciences. Agriculture is the major industry of the District and has about 1.5% land under forest cover. The National Highway NH-15 passes through the city and connects it to an extensive road network.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs Faridkot Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Faridkot parliamentary constituency of all the years from the starting until now . It also shows the number of votes secured by each MP and the name of the political party they belong to. The current sitting member of parliament of the Faridkot constituency is Prof. Sadhu Singh of AAP.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winner/Current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 9 | Faridkot | (SC) | Prof. Sadhu Singh | M | AAP | 450751 | Paramjit Kaur Gulshan | F | SAD | 278235 |
| 2009 | 9 | Faridkot | (SC) | Gulshan,Smt. Paramjit Kaur | F | SAD | 457734 | Sukhwinder Singh Danny | M | INC | 395692 |
| 2004 | 12 | Faridkot | GEN | Sukhbir Singh Badal | M | SAD | 475928 | Karan Kaur Brar | M | INC | 340649 |
| 1999 | 12 | Faridkot | GEN | Jagmeet Singh Brar | M | INC | 418454 | Sukhbir Singh Badal | M | SAD | 413306 |
| 1998 | 12 | Faridkot | GEN | Sukhbir Singh Badal | M | SAD | 439749 | Jagmeet Singh Brar | M | INC | 404790 |
| 1996 | 12 | Faridkot | GEN | Sukhbir Singh Badal | M | SAD | 305669 | Kanwaljeet Kaur | M | INC | 267811 |
| 1992 | 12 | Faridkot | GEN | Jagmeet Singh | M | INC | 144958 | Baljit Singh | M | BSP | 67262 |
| 1989 | 12 | Faridkot | GEN | Jagdev Singh | M | SAD(M) | 305521 | Harcharan Singh | M | INC | 148138 |
| 1985 | 12 | Faridkot | GEN | Shaminder Singh | M | SAD | 268221 | Kanwaljit Kaur | F | INC | 232968 |
| 1980 | 13 | Faridkot | GEN | Gurbinder Kaur | M | INC(I) | 238659 | Balwant Singh Ramoowalla | M | SAD | 217998 |
| 1977 | 12 | Faridkot | GEN | Parkash Singh | M | SAD | 282713 | Avtar Singh | M | INC | 182012 |
List of Assembly Constituencies in Faridkot Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Faridkot parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Nihal Singh Wala (SC) | Bhagha Purana | Moga |
| Dharamkot | Giddarbaha | Faridkot |
| Kotkapura | Jaitu (SC) | Rampura Phul |
Last Updated on June 28, 2019