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Garhshankar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Garhshankar? — Jai Krishan (AAP), who won the Punjab Assembly Election 2022 by 4,179 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Jai Krishan

AAP
Margin: 4,179Comfortable win

Punjab Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Jai Krishan

AAPComfortable win

votes

32,341

Margin

4,179(3.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Jai Krishan · AAPAmarpreet Singh Lally · INC
32,34128,162
Candidate (13)votes
  1. 1Jai Krishan✓ WinnerAAP32,34126.41%
  2. 2Amarpreet Singh LallyINC28,16222.99%
  3. 3Surinder Singh HeerSAD25,43020.76%
  4. 4Nimisha MehtaBJP24,73520.2%
  5. 5Jang Bahadur SinghINDDeposit lost4,1063.35%
  6. 6Mohan SinghINDDeposit lost2,4702.02%
See all candidates (+7)
  1. 7Iqbal SinghSada Haq PartyDeposit lost1,9491.59%
  2. 8Mohinder KumarCPI(M)Deposit lost1,1890.97%
  3. 9NOTA1,0780.88%
  4. 10Jaswant SinghINDDeposit lost4210.34%
  5. 11Gonny KhabraINDDeposit lost2100.17%
  6. 12Avtar SinghINDDeposit lost2040.17%
  7. 13Darshan SinghVishal Party of IndiaDeposit lost1770.14%
Total votes1,22,472

Deposit lost: 8 of 12 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
1,76,304

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,22,592

incl. 946 postal

Turnout
69.53%
Polling stations
228

Turnout of men and women

Women72.9%

61,226 of 84,018 voted on EVMs

Men65.5%

60,416 of 92,279 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 7; 4 voted.

  • Candidates12 (1 women)
  • Lost deposit8
  • NOTA1,078
  • Valid votes1,21,394

Women candidates: Nimisha Mehta

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Garhshankar?

Jai Krishan (AAP) won Garhshankar in the Punjab Assembly Election 2022 with 32,341 votes.

What was the winning margin in Garhshankar?

Jai Krishan defeated Amarpreet Singh Lally (INC) by 4,179 votes.

What was the turnout in Garhshankar in 2022?

69.53% — 1,22,592 of 1,76,304 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 72.9%, men's 65.5%.

How many voters does Garhshankar have?

1,76,304 electors at the 2022 election — 92,279 men, 84,018 women, 7 third gender (service voters included), and 228 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Garhshankar?

The last general election was completed in March 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer