AmritsarLok Sabha by-election result, 2017
Gurjeet Singh Aujla (INC) won Amritsar in the 2017 Lok Sabha by-election with 50.1% of the vote, beating Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina (BJP) by 1,99,189 votes.
Winner
Seat history
All Candidates
9 candidates + NOTA| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURJEET SINGH AUJLA | 5,08,15350.1% | |
| 2 | RAJINDER MOHAN SINGH CHHINA | 3,08,96430.5% | |
| 3 | UPKAR SINGH SANDHU | 1,49,98414.8% | |
| 4 | DASWINDER KAUR | 17,8861.8% | |
| — | NOTA NOTA | NOTA | 9,7471.0% |
| 5 | GURINDER SINGH APPA | APPA | 5,5420.6% |
| 6 | PARAMJIT SINGH IND | IND | 4,2610.4% |
| 7 | GULZAR SINGH SLDP | SLDP | 3,9400.4% |
| 8 | DR. INDERPAL IND | IND | 3,2610.3% |
| 9 | D. DURGA PRASAD CHALP | CHALP | 2,7510.3% |
Results are complete; affidavit details aren't available for this seat yet.
A comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
How safe is this seat?
winning margin, share of votes
How many people voted?
of registered voters
How many parties were really in the race?
INC, BJP and AAP took 95% of the votes.
Parties in the race 2.73 Effective number of parties — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How much NOTA?
of votes went to NOTA, “None of the above”
How often does it back the winner?
How did the vote split?
Amritsar district · 24.9 lakh people · Census 2011
Known for Achar-Muraba, Embroidery and Tourism.
this districtdashed line = India
Who lives here?
What faith is practised here?
- Sikh68.9%
- Hindu27.7%
- Christian2.2%
- Muslim0.5%
- Jain0.1%
- Buddhist<0.1%
- Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
- Not stated0.4%
Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet
Health and family
What's nearby?
7 locations
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Who has won here, 1977–2014
- 1977BALDEV PARKASH (JNP), margin 5.3%
- 1980RAGHUNANDAN LAL (INC(I)), margin 22.7%
- 1984RAGHUNANDAN LAL BHATIA (INC), margin 20.6%
- 1989KIRPAL SINGH (IND), margin 21.3%
- 1991RAGHUNANDAN LAL BHATIA (INC), margin 24.3%
- 1996RAGHNANDAN LAL BHATIA (INC), margin 5.2%
- 1998DAYA SINGH SODHI (BJP), margin 14.2%
- 1999Raghunandan Lal Bhatia (INC), margin 5.4%
- 2004NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU (BJP), margin 15.4%
- 2009NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU (BJP), margin 0.8%
- 2014CAPTAIN AMARINDER SINGH (INC), margin 10.2%