Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency explained

Type:LS
Jalandhar
Established:1952
Party:Indian National Congress
Mp:Charanjit Singh Channi
Latest Election Year:2024
Preceded By:Charanjit Singh Channi
State:Punjab
Assembly Cons:Phillaur
Nakodar
Shahkot
Kartarpur
Jalandhar West
Jalandhar Central
Jalandhar North
Jalandhar Cantt
Adampur
Reservation:SC
Incumbent Image:Channi.jpg

Jalandhar Lok Sabha constituency (formerly known as Jullundur Lok Sabha constituency) is one of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab state in northern India.

Assembly segments

Presently, after delimitation, this constituency comprises the following nine Vidhan Sabha segments:[1]

NameDistrictMemberPartyLeading
30Phillaur (SC)JalandharVikramjit Singh ChaudharyINCINC
31NakodarInderjit Kaur MannAAPINC
32ShahkotHardev Singh LaddiINCINC
33Kartarpur (SC)Balkar SinghAAPINC
34Jalandhar West (SC)Mohinder Pal BhagatAAPINC
35Jalandhar CentralRaman AroraAAPBJP
36Jalandhar NorthAvtar Singh JuniorINCBJP
37Jalandhar CanttPargat SinghINCINC
38Adampur (SC)Sukhwinder Singh KotliINCINC

Old assembly segments

Before delimitation of the parliamentary constituencies in 2008, this constituency comprised the following nine Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly) segments:[2]

  1. Jullundur Cantonment
  2. Jullundur North
  3. Jullundur Central
  4. Jullundur South
  5. Kartarpur
  6. Lohian
  7. Nakodar
  8. Kapurthala
  9. Sultanpur

Members of Parliament

YearMember[3] [4] [5] Party
1952Amar Nath
1957Swaran Singh
1962
1967
1969^
1971
1977Iqbal Singh Dhillon
1980Rajinder Singh Sparrow
1984
1989Inder Kumar Gujral
1992Yash
1993^Umrao Singh
1996Darbara Singh
1998Inder Kumar Gujral
1999Balbir Singh
2004Rana Gurjeet Singh
2009Mohinder S. Kaypee
2014Santokh Singh Chaudhary
2019
2023^Sushil Kumar Rinku
Charanjit Singh Channi
^denotes by-polls

Election results

1998

See also

External links

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Notes and References

  1. Web site: List of Parliamentary & Assembly Constituencies. Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab website.
  2. Web site: Statistical Report on General elections, 2004 to the 14th Lok Sabha, Volume III . Election Commission of India website. 709–11. 8 April 2010.
  3. Web site: Jalandhar Parliamentary Constituency, Winning MP and Party Name . www.elections.in.
  4. Web site: General Election, 1977 (Vol I, II) . 31 December 2021 . Election Commission of India.
  5. Web site: General Election, 1999 (Vol I, II, III) . 31 December 2021 . Election Commission of India.