Punjab Assembly Elections 2027: AAPs Dominance in Amritsar District Revealed from 2022 Results
The 2027 Punjab elections are heating up as AAPs past victories in Amritsar district set the stage for political battles ahead.
Amritsar, November 12 (Daily Kiran) : Political parties in Punjab are gearing up for the 2027 assembly elections. To understand the current landscape, it is essential to review the outcomes from the last election in Amritsar district.
Amritsar district has 11 assembly seats: Ajnala, Raja Sansi, Majitha, Jandiala (reserved), Amritsar North, Amritsar West (reserved), Amritsar Central, Amritsar East, Amritsar South, Attari (reserved), and Baba Bakala (reserved).
In Ajnala, the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal won in 2022, defeating Shiromani Akali Dal’s Amarpal Singh Ajnala by a margin of 7,843 votes. Dhaliwal garnered 43,555 votes, while Ajnala received 35,712 votes, and Congress candidate Harpartap Singh Ajnala came third with 33,853 votes.
Raja Sansi saw Congress’s Sukbinder Singh Sarkaria emerge victorious, beating Shiromani Akali Dal’s Veer Singh Lopoke by 5,474 votes. Sarkaria secured 46,872 votes, while Lopoke received 41,398 votes. AAP’s Baldev Singh finished third with 37,426 votes.
In Majitha, Shiromani Akali Dal’s Gani Kaur Majithia won, defeating AAP’s Sukhjinder Raj Singh Majithia (Lali) by a significant margin of 26,062 votes. Majithia received 57,027 votes, while her opponent garnered 30,965 votes. Congress candidate Jagwinder Pal Singh (Jagga Majithia) came in third with 26,008 votes.
The Jandiala (reserved) seat was claimed by AAP’s Harbhajan Singh ETO, who won against Congress’s Sukvinder Singh Bandala (Danny) by 25,383 votes. Harbhajan received 59,724 votes, while Bandala received 34,341 votes.
Amritsar North was won by AAP’s Kunwar Vijay Pratap Singh, defeating Shiromani Akali Dal’s Anil Joshi by a margin of 28,318 votes. Singh secured 58,133 votes, with Joshi receiving 29,815 votes, and Congress’s Sunil Dutti coming in third with 18,983 votes.
In Amritsar West (reserved), AAP’s Dr. Jasbir Singh Sandhu triumphed over Congress’s Raj Kumar Verka by a substantial margin of 43,913 votes. Sandhu received 69,251 votes, while Verka garnered 25,338 votes. Shiromani Akali Dal’s Dr. Dalbir Singh Verka finished third with 10,370 votes.
Amritsar Central was won by AAP’s Ajay Gupta, who defeated Congress’s Om Prakash Soni by 14,026 votes. Gupta received 40,837 votes, while Soni managed 26,811 votes. BJP’s Dr. Ram Chawla came in third with 13,551 votes.
In Amritsar East, AAP’s Jeevanjot Kaur won against Congress’s Navjot Singh Sidhu by 6,750 votes. Kaur received 39,679 votes, while Sidhu got 32,929 votes. Shiromani Akali Dal’s Bikram Singh Majithia finished third with 25,188 votes.
Amritsar South saw AAP’s Dr. Inderbir Singh Nijjar win by a margin of 27,503 votes against Shiromani Akali Dal’s Talbir Singh Gill. Nijjar received 53,053 votes, while Gill got 25,550 votes. Congress’s Inderbir Singh Bularia was third with 22,467 votes.
In the Attari (reserved) seat, AAP’s Jaswinder Singh won by defeating Shiromani Akali Dal’s Gulzar Singh Rani Ke by 19,794 votes. Singh received 56,798 votes, while Rani Ke got 37,004 votes. Congress’s Tarsem Singh Siyalka came in third with 26,204 votes.
Finally, in Baba Bakala (reserved), AAP’s Dalbir Singh Tong emerged victorious, defeating Congress’s Santokh Singh Bhalipur by 19,552 votes. Tong received 52,468 votes, while Bhalipur secured 32,916 votes. Shiromani Akali Dal’s Baljeet Singh finished third with 30,969 votes.
As the political landscape shifts in Punjab, all eyes will be on these key constituencies as the 2027 elections approach.
