Jalandhar 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.
Jalandhar Lok Sabha Election Results 2019
| Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Migrant Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes | Status |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Santokh Singh Chaudhary | Indian National Congress | 385449 | 0 | 263 | 385712 | 37.85 | Winner |
| Charanjit Singh Atwal | Shiromani Akali Dal | 365934 | 0 | 287 | 366221 | 35.94 | 1st Runner-up |
| Balwinder Kumar | Bahujan Samaj Party | 204712 | 0 | 71 | 204783 | 20.1 | 2nd Runner-up |
| Justice (Retd.) Jora Singh | Aam Aadmi Party | 25382 | 0 | 85 | 25467 | 2.5 | 3rd Runner-up |
| NOTA | None Of The Above | 12301 | 0 | 23 | 12324 | 1.21 | 4th Runner-up |
| Kashmir Singh Ghugshore | Independent | 4099 | 0 | 1 | 4100 | 0.4 | 5th Runner-up |
| Sukhdev Singh | Independent | 3154 | 0 | 0 | 3154 | 0.31 | 6th Runner-up |
| Subhash Goria | Shivsena | 2443 | 0 | 27 | 2470 | 0.24 | 7th Runner-up |
| Tara Singh Gill | Bahujan Samaj Party (Ambedkar) | 2458 | 0 | 5 | 2463 | 0.24 | 8th Runner-up |
| Valmikacharaya Nitya Anand | Independent | 1856 | 0 | 2 | 1858 | 0.18 | 9th Runner-up |
| Amrish Kumar | Independent | 1591 | 0 | 0 | 1591 | 0.16 | 10th Runner-up |
| Jagan Nath Bajwa | Hum Bhartiya Party | 1428 | 0 | 2 | 1430 | 0.14 | 11th Runner-up |
| Urmilla | Ambedkar National Congress | 1330 | 0 | 10 | 1340 | 0.13 | 12th Runner-up |
| Hari Mitter | Peoples Party Of India (Democratic) | 1188 | 0 | 3 | 1191 | 0.12 | 13th Runner-up |
| Opkar Singh Bakhshi | Independent | 1087 | 0 | 1 | 1088 | 0.11 | 14th Runner-up |
| Ramesh Lal Kala | Bahujan Mukti Party | 921 | 0 | 0 | 921 | 0.09 | 15th Runner-up |
| Neetu Shutteran Wala | Independent | 856 | 0 | 0 | 856 | 0.08 | 16th Runner-up |
| Baljinder Sodhi | Nationalist Justice Party | 845 | 0 | 0 | 845 | 0.08 | 17th Runner-up |
| Parkash Chand Jassal | Republican Party Of India (A) | 683 | 0 | 1 | 684 | 0.07 | 18th Runner-up |
| Gurupal Singh | Bharat Prabhat Party | 492 | 0 | 8 | 500 | 0.05 | 19th Runner-up |
Jalandhar Parliamentary Constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies of Punjab. Formed before 1951, it has nine segments of Vidhan Sabha and is reserved for the SC category. 1,339,842 is the total electorate count in the Jalandhar Lok Sabha Constituency (constituency number 4).
Quick facts for Jalandhar | |||
|---|---|---|---|
| Assembly Constituencies | 9 | ||
| Ruling Party | INC | ||
| MP | Santokh Singh Chaudhary | ||
| Electorals 2014 | Male | Female | Total |
| No. of Electorals | 687150 | 652692 | 1339842 |
| Polling stations | 1764 | ||
Out of these 687,150 number of electorates are males and the remaining 652,692 belong to the female category as the Election commission of India 2009 reports suggest. The city of Jalandhar is the oldest city of the state and was earlier known as Prasthala. It lies on the Grand Trunk Road, which is about 140 km away from Chandigarh. It covers an area of 3,400 sq km and has an average elevation of about 230 metres. Rivers Beas and Sutlej surround the city.
Jalandhar has a population of over 8,80,000 with over 50% consisting of males. It has a sex ratio of 915 females per 1,000 males. Punjabi is the official language of the city. It has an average literacy rate of 83% and is also home to the famous Lovely Professional University. Jalandhar is a highly developed industrial city with many automobile factories, glass making and furniture industries, hospitals and several several NGOs. It is one of the most peaceful cities in the region.
List of winner/current and runner up MPs of Jalandhar Parliamentary Constituency.
The table below represents the names of all the winning and runner up MPs of Jalandhar 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 Jalandhar constituency is Shri Santokh Singh Chaudhary of INC.| Year | PC No. | PC Name | Category | Winner/Current MP | Gender | Party | Vote | Runner Up MP | Gender | Party | Vote |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2014 | 4 | Jalandhar | (SC) | Santokh Singh Chaudhary | M | INC | 380479 | Pawan Kumar Tinu | M | SAD | 309498 |
| 2009 | 4 | Jalandhar | (SC) | Kaypee,Shri Mohinder Singh | M | INC | 408103 | Hans Raj Hans | M | SAD | 371658 |
| 2004 | 4 | Jalandhar | GEN | Rana Gurjeet Singh | M | INC | 344619 | Naresh Gujral | M | SAD | 311156 |
| 1999 | 4 | Jalandhar | GEN | Balbir Singh | M | INC | 267209 | Prabhjot Kaur | M | SAD | 232643 |
| 1998 | 4 | Jalandhar | GEN | Inder Kumar Gujral | M | JD | 380785 | Umrao Singh | M | INC | 249769 |
| 1996 | 4 | Jalandhar | GEN | Darbara Singh | M | SAD | 276897 | Umrao Singh | M | INC | 258342 |
| 1993 | Bye Pol | Jalandhar | GEN | Umrao Singh | M | INC | 286923 | Sh. Kuldip Singh Wadala | M | SAD(B) | 170939 |
| 1992 | 4 | Jalandhar | GEN | Yash | M | INC | 160168 | Jugal Mahajan | M | BJP | 46355 |
| 1989 | 4 | Jalandhar | GEN | Inder Kumar Gujral | M | JD | 262032 | Rajinder Singh | M | INC | 181674 |
| 1985 | 4 | Jalandhar | GEN | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | M | INC | 248276 | Pritam Singh | M | SAD | 178633 |
| 1980 | 5 | Jalandhar | GEN | Rajinder Singh Sparrow | M | INC(I) | 214386 | Sarar Sarup Singh | M | JNP | 142065 |
| 1977 | 4 | Jalandhar | GEN | Iqbal Singh Dhillon | M | SAD | 261558 | Swaran Singh | M | INC | 143450 |
| 1971 | 7 | Jalandhar | GEN | Swaran Singh | M | INC | 170164 | Iqbal Singh Dhillon | M | SAD | 76695 |
| 1967 | 7 | Jalandhar | GEN | Swaran Singh | M | INC | 122923 | S.P. Singh | M | SWA | 91443 |
| 1962 | 16 | Jalandhar | GEN | Swaran Singh | M | INC | 150474 | Kartar Singh | M | SWA | 81393 |
| 1957 | 14 | Jalandhar | (SC) | Swaran Singh | M | INC | 255545 | Chanan Ram | M | SCF | 154583 |
| 1957 | 14 | Jalandhar | (SC) | Sadhu Ram | M | INC | 237093 | Darshan Singh | M | CPI | 149457 |
| 1951 | 10 | Jalandhar | GEN | Amar Nath | M | INC | 100103 | Ajit Singh | M | SAD | 65645 |
List of Assembly Constituencies in Jalandhar Parliamentary Constituency
The table below shows the list of all the Assembly Constituencies that fall in Jalandhar parliamentary constituency.| Names of Assembly Constituencies | ||
|---|---|---|
| Phillaur (SC) | Nakodar | Shahkot |
| Kartarpur (SC) | Jalandhar West (SC) | Jalandhar Central |
| Jalandhar North | Jalandhar Cantt. | Adampur (SC) |
Last Updated on June 28, 2019