Amritsar Lok Sabha Constituency
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Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13
Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, constitutionally the House of the People, is the lower house of India's bicameral Parliament, with the upper house being the Rajya Sabha. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by an adult universal suffrage and a first-p ...
(parliamentary) constituencies in the Indian state of
Punjab Punjab (; Punjabi: پنجاب ; ਪੰਜਾਬ ; ; also romanised as ''Panjāb'' or ''Panj-Āb'') is a geopolitical, cultural, and historical region in South Asia, specifically in the northern part of the Indian subcontinent, comprising a ...
, represented since the 2014 general election by
Amarinder Singh Captain Amarinder Singh (born 11 March 1942), is an Indian politician, military historian, former royal and Indian Army veteran who served as the 15th Chief Minister of Punjab. A former Member of the Legislative Assembly, Punjab and Member ...
of the Congress party. Before that, it had been held by
Navjot Singh Sidhu Navjot Singh Sidhu (born 20 October 1963) is an Indian National Congress politician, television personality and retired international cricketer. He is the former President of Punjab Pradesh Congress Committee. Formerly, he was the Minister of To ...
since 2004. The Minister of Finance of India(2014-2019),
Arun Jaitley Arun Jaitley (28 December 1952 – 24 August 2019) was an Indian politician and attorney. A member of the Bharatiya Janata Party, Jaitley served as the Minister of Finance and Corporate Affairs of the Government of India from 2014 to 2019. Jai ...
, unsuccessfully contested this constituency for the BJP in 2014.


Assembly segments

Amritsar Lok Sabha constituency comprises nine
Vidhan Sabha The State Legislative Assembly, or Vidhan Sabha, or also Saasana Sabha, is a legislative body in the states and union territories of India. In the 28 states and 3 union territories with a unicameral state legislature, it is the sole legislati ...
(legislative assembly) segments, which are:


Old assembly segments

These are the assembly segments which underwent boundary delimitation


Verka

*2002
Raj Kumar Verka Dr. Raj Kumar Verka is an Indian politician and a member of Bhartiya Janta Party. He is a Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly (MLA) and represented Amritsar West as Indian National Congress member. He was also vice chairman of National Comm ...


Members of Parliament

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Election results


2019

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Bye-Election - 2017


2014

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General Election - 2009

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By-Election - 2007

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General Election - 2004

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General Election - 1999


General Election - 1998


General Election - 1996


See also

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Amritsar district Amritsar district is one of the twenty three districts that make up the Indian state of Punjab. Located in the Majha region of Punjab, the city of Amritsar is the headquarters of this district. As of 2011, it is the second most populous dist ...
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List of Constituencies of the Lok Sabha The Lok Sabha, the lower house of the Parliament of India, is made up of Members of Parliament ( MPs). Each MP, represents a single geographic constituency. There are currently 543 constituencies while maximum seats will fill up to 550 (after ar ...


References


External links


Amritsar lok sabha constituency election 2019 result details
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