Bholath Assembly constituency

Bholath
Constituency No. 26 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictKapurthala
Lok Sabha constituencyHoshiarpur
Total electors136,413 (in 2022)
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
16th Punjab Legislative Assembly
Incumbent
PartyIndian National Congress
Elected year2022

Bholath Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 26) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency of Bholath in Kapurthala district, Punjab state, India. Sukhpal Khaira won this seat on Aam Aadmi Party party ticket in 2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election but later on created a new party Punjab Ekta Party in 2019, and later, in June 2021, he joined the Indian National Congress.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Most successful parties from Bholath Vidhan Sabha
  1. SAD 6 times (63.6%)
  2. INC (3 Times) (27.3%)
  3. AAP (1 Time) (9.09%)
Year Member Party
As part of PEPSU Legislative Assembly (1954-56)
1954 Harnam Singh Shiromani Akali Dal
Constituency defunct (1956-1977)
As part of Punjab Legislative Assembly (1977–Present)
1977 Sukhjinder

Singh Khaira

 Shiromani Akali Dal
1980
1985
1992 Jagtar Singh Indian National Congress
1997 Bibi Jagir Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal
2002
2007 Sukhpal Singh Khaira Indian National Congress
2012 Bibi Jagir Kaur Shiromani Akali Dal
2017 Sukhpal Singh Khaira Aam Aadmi Party
2022 Indian National Congress

Election results

2027

Punjab Assembly election, 2027: Bholath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP
AD (WPD) New entry
INC
BSP
SAD
BJP New entry
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout

2022

Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Bholath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sukhpal Singh Khaira 37,254 41.15 Increase35.1
SAD Bibi Jagir Kaur 28,029 31.20 Decrease10.33
AAP Ranjit Singh Rana 13,612 15.20 Decrease34.7
PLC Amandeep Singh Gora Gill 1,195 1.33 New
SAD(A) Rajinder Singh Fauji 7,583 8.38 New
NOTA None of the above 720 0.5
Majority 9,225 10.19
Turnout 90,537 66.10
Registered electors 136,413

2017

Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Bholath
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Sukhpal Singh Khaira 48,873 49.9
SAD Yuvraj Bhupinder Singh 40,671 41.53
INC Ranjit Singh Rana 5,923 6.05
NOTA None of the above 379 0.39
Majority 8,202 8.4
Turnout 97,561 74.9
Registered electors 130,808

Previous results

YearA C No.WinnerPartyVotesRunner UpPartyVotes
201226Bibi Jagir KaurSAD49,392Sukhpal Singh KhairaINC42,387
200739Sukhpal Singh KhairaINC48,072Bibi Jagir KaurSAD39,208
200240Bibi Jagir KaurSAD41,937Sukhpal Singh KhairaINC30,559
199740Bibi Jagir KaurSAD53,168Sukhpal Singh KhairaINC25,141
199240Jagtar SinghINC2,865Roop SinghBSP649
198540Sukhjinder Singh KhairaSAD29,693Jagtar SinghINC21,047
198040Sukhjinder Singh KhairaSAD26,686Naranjan SinghINC (I)21,902
197740Sukhjinder Singh KhairaSAD29,390Bawa Harnam SinghIND16,244

References

  1. ↑ "List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  2. ↑ "ਪੰਜਾਬ ਵਿਧਨਸਭਾ ਚੋਣਾਂ 2022 ਭੋਲੱਥ".
  3. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
  4. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  5. ↑ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.

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