Punjab Assembly Elections 2027: Congress Dominates Gurudaspur District in 2022, AAP Gains Ground
In the 2022 Punjab elections, Congress secured four out of seven seats in Gurudaspur, while AAP claimed three. The 2027 elections are heating up.
Chandigarh, November 10 (Daily Kiran) : Political activity is ramping up in Punjab as the state prepares for the 2027 Assembly elections. Parties are gearing up for the contest, and a look back at the results from the 2022 elections in Gurudaspur district reveals important trends.
Gurudaspur district comprises seven Assembly seats: Gurudaspur, Dinanagar (reserved), Kadian, Batala, Sri Hargobindpur (reserved), Fatehgarh Churian, and Dehra Baba Nanak.
In the Gurudaspur seat, Congress candidate Barindermitt Singh Pehra won in 2022, defeating Shiromani Akali Dal’s Gurbachan Singh Babbehali by 7,335 votes. Pehra received 43,743 votes, while Babbehali secured 36,408. Aam Aadmi Party’s Raman Bahal came in third with 29,500 votes.
Dinanagar (reserved) saw Congress’s Aruna Chaudhary emerge victorious, defeating AAP’s Shamsher Singh by a narrow margin of 1,131 votes. Chaudhary garnered 51,133 votes compared to Shamsher Singh’s 50,002. The BJP’s Renu Kashyap finished third with 20,560 votes.
In Kadian, Congress’s Pratap Singh Bajwa won by 7,174 votes against Shiromani Akali Dal’s Gurikbal Singh Mahal. Bajwa received 48,679 votes, while Mahal received 41,505. AAP’s Jagroop Singh Sekhwan trailed with 34,916 votes.
Batala was a stronghold for AAP, with Aman Sher Singh (Sheri Kalshi) winning by a significant margin of 28,472 votes over Congress’s Ashwini Sekhri. Singh secured 55,570 votes, while Sekhri received 27,098. Shiromani Akali Dal’s Sucha Singh Chhotepur came in third with 23,251 votes.
In the Sri Hargobindpur (reserved) seat, AAP’s Amar Pal Singh won decisively, defeating Shiromani Akali Dal’s Rajanbir Singh by 16,963 votes. Singh received 53,205 votes, while Rajanbir Singh got 36,242. Congress’s Mandeep Singh Rangar Nangal finished third with 24,563 votes.
Fatehgarh Churian also favored Congress, as candidate Tript Rajinder Singh Bajwa won by 5,545 votes against Shiromani Akali Dal’s Lakhbir Singh Lodhinaangal. Bajwa received 46,311 votes, while Lodhinaangal secured 40,766. AAP’s Balbir Singh Pannu came in third with 35,819 votes.
The Dehra Baba Nanak seat was previously held by Congress’s Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa, who won by a substantial margin of 52,089 votes over Shiromani Akali Dal’s Ravikaran Singh Kahlon. However, in a 2024 by-election, AAP snatched this seat away from Congress. AAP’s Gurdeep Singh Randhawa won by 5,699 votes against Congress’s Jatinder Kaur, receiving 59,104 votes compared to Kaur’s 53,405.
