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Amritsar, Punjab — Lok Sabha Election Results

Compiled by EveryElectionResult.com's data team · Last updated 2026-08-30

Amritsar (Punjab) was won by Gurjeet Singh Aujla (Indian National Congress) at the 2019 Lok Sabha general election, with a margin of 99,626 votes over Hardeep Singh Puri. This page covers every Lok Sabha general election in Amritsar, Punjab, from 1951 to 2019.

Full Election History, 1951–2019

Election Winner Party Votes Vote Share Runner-up Margin
1951 Gurmukh Singh Musaffar Indian National Congress 86,382 47.9% Hukam Singh (Shiromani Akali Dal) 32,210 (17.8 pts)
1957 Gurmukh Singh Musafir Indian National Congress 113,899 43.9% Krishan Lall (Bharatiya Jana Sangh) 36,366 (14.0 pts)
1962 Gurmukh Singh Indian National Congress 125,033 39.8% Narinder Singh (AD) 14,416 (4.6 pts)
1967 Y.D. Sharma Bharatiya Jana Sangh 104,035 31.8% S.S. Majithia (Indian National Congress) 11,275 (3.4 pts)
1971 Durga Das Bhatia Indian National Congress 182,177 53.4% Karnail Singh (Shiromani Akali Dal) 102,941 (30.2 pts)
1977 Baldev Parkash Bharatiya Lok Dal 238,020 49.9% Raghunandan Lal (Indian National Congress) 25,041 (5.2 pts)
1980 Raghunandan Lal Congress (I) 293,085 59.5% Baldev Prakash (Janata Party) 111,684 (22.7 pts)
1984-85 (phased) Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 249,303 49.0% Kushpal Singh (Janata Party) 105,064 (20.6 pts)
1989 Kirpal Singh Independent 272,427 47.0% Raghunandan Lal Bhatia (Indian National Congress) 123,213 (21.3 pts)
1991-92 (phased) Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 142,896 60.5% Baldev Raj Chawla (Bharatiya Janata Party) 57,353 (24.3 pts)
1996 Raghnandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 268,490 41.0% Kirpal Singh (Janata Dal) 33,672 (5.1 pts)
1998 Daya Singh Sodhi Bharatiya Janata Party 361,133 56.1% Raghunandan Lal Bhatia (Indian National Congress) 91,140 (14.1 pts)
1999 Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 296,533 50.3% Daya Singh Sodhi (Bharatiya Janata Party) 31,999 (5.4 pts)
2004 Navjot Singh Sidhu Bharatiya Janata Party 394,223 55.4% Raghunandan Lal Bhatia (Indian National Congress) 109,532 (15.4 pts)
2009 Navjot Singh Sidhu Bharatiya Janata Party 392,046 48.1% Om Parkash Soni (Indian National Congress) 6,858 (0.8 pts)
2014 Captain Amarinder Singh Indian National Congress 482,876 47.9% Arun Jaitley (Bharatiya Janata Party) 102,770 (10.2 pts)
2019 Gurjeet Singh Aujla Indian National Congress 445,032 52.3% Hardeep Singh Puri (Bharatiya Janata Party) 99,626 (11.7 pts)

Full Result Breakdown by Election

1951

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gurmukh Singh Musaffar Indian National Congress 86,382 47.9%
Hukam Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 54,172 30.0%
Dwarka Nath RRP 21,883 12.1%
Diwan Chand Independent 11,340 6.3%
Ram Singh Independent 4,289 2.4%
Gopal Singh Independent 2,373 1.3%

1957

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gurmukh Singh Musafir Indian National Congress 113,899 43.9%
Krishan Lall Bharatiya Jana Sangh 77,533 29.9%
Sohan Singh Communist Party of India 68,077 26.2%

1962

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gurmukh Singh Indian National Congress 125,033 39.8%
Narinder Singh AD 110,617 35.2%
Krishan Lal Jharkhand Party 67,849 21.6%
Baldev Dutt Independent 6,987 2.2%
Ram Nath Kalia RRP 4,040 1.3%

1967

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Y.D. Sharma Bharatiya Jana Sangh 104,035 31.8%
S.S. Majithia Indian National Congress 92,760 28.3%
N.S. Sarkaria ADS 53,341 16.3%
D. Singh ADM 39,788 12.1%
H. Singh Independent 30,314 9.3%
G. Singh Independent 7,400 2.3%

1971

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Durga Das Bhatia Indian National Congress 182,177 53.4%
Karnail Singh Shiromani Akali Dal 79,236 23.2%
Baldev Parkash Bharatiya Jana Sangh 74,208 21.7%
Ravinder Kumar Sethi Independent 2,645 0.8%
Balvinder Sigh Bomb Independent 1,792 0.5%
Samual Mal Independent 874 0.3%
Harbhajan Singh Independent 337 0.1%

1977

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Baldev Parkash Bharatiya Lok Dal 238,020 49.9%
Raghunandan Lal Indian National Congress 212,979 44.7%
Barkat Masih Independent 16,985 3.6%
Piara Singh Karir Independent 3,507 0.7%
Joginder Pal Singh Kundra Independent 2,737 0.6%
Ravinder Kumar Independent 2,585 0.5%

1980

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Raghunandan Lal Congress (I) 293,085 59.5%
Baldev Prakash Janata Party 181,401 36.8%
Saroop Singh Independent 8,193 1.7%
Jagdish Singh ILP 3,926 0.8%
Harmeet Singh Independent 2,747 0.6%
Hazara Singh Independent 2,255 0.5%
Amarit Singh Independent 1,129 0.2%

1984-85 (phased)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 249,303 49.0%
Kushpal Singh Janata Party 144,239 28.3%
Dev Datt Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 58,255 11.4%
Akbal Singh Bhagowalia Independent 30,864 6.1%
Munna Marwari Kisan Independent 9,425 1.9%
Rajiv Independent 4,426 0.9%
Makhan Singh Sandhu Balpurian Independent 3,693 0.7%
Budh Singh Independent 3,108 0.6%
Phool Chand Independent 3,104 0.6%
S.R. Puri Independent 2,451 0.5%

1989

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Kirpal Singh Independent 272,427 47.0%
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 149,214 25.8%
Baldev Parkash Bharatiya Janata Party 105,831 18.3%
Manji Singh Calcutta SAD(B) 17,958 3.1%
Iqbal Singh Bhagowalia Bahujan Samaj Party 11,696 2.0%
Kartar Kaur Independent 3,048 0.5%
Tara Singh Independent 2,222 0.4%
Karnail Singh IGC 2,147 0.4%
Madan Lal Independent 1,913 0.3%
Guridail Singh Sodhi Calcuttawale Independent 1,376 0.2%
Lakhhman Singh Independent 1,359 0.2%
Bhawani Kumar Independent 962 0.2%
Balwant Rai Independent 909 0.2%
Sudhir Kumar Bhagat Independent 867 0.1%
Mohinder Singh Independent 762 0.1%
Mit Singh Independent 721 0.1%
Sucha Singh Independent 702 0.1%
Rakesh Independent 637 0.1%
Kundan Singh Sadhu Independent 561 0.1%
Madho Singh Independent 514 0.1%
Inderjit Singh Trung Independent 506 0.1%
Niranjan Singh Independent 438 0.1%
Hemant Independent 383 0.1%
Tarlochan Singh Judge Independent 339 0.1%
Vidya Sagar Singh Independent 339 0.1%
Sarabjit Singh Gumtala Independent 337 0.1%
Ashok Kumar PNF 314 0.1%
Deepinder Singh DDP 314 0.1%
Ramrajinder Singh Kirti BJMD 216 0.0%
Bita Singh Independent 210 0.0%

1991-92 (phased)

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 142,896 60.5%
Baldev Raj Chawla Bharatiya Janata Party 85,543 36.2%
Prakash Singh Gill Independent 5,154 2.2%
Surinder Singh Independent 2,749 1.2%

1996

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Raghnandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 268,490 41.0%
Kirpal Singh Janata Dal 234,818 35.9%
Baldev Raj Chawla Bharatiya Janata Party 83,981 12.8%
Daljit Singh Sandhu Shiromani Akali Dal 19,980 3.1%
Kewal Krishan AIIC(T) 12,430 1.9%
Rehmat Masih Independent 11,669 1.8%
Shanker Singh BSP(A) 5,271 0.8%
Parkash Singh Gill Independent 3,027 0.5%
Raman Kumar Shiv Sena 1,991 0.3%
Balkar Singh Independent 1,834 0.3%
Jagdish Independent 1,686 0.3%
Baldev Raj Independent 1,502 0.2%
Satnam Singh Independent 1,425 0.2%
O. P. Singh Independent 1,293 0.2%
Ajaib Singh Independent 1,268 0.2%
Mahinder Singh Independent 1,230 0.2%
Sushil Rai Independent 885 0.1%
Balwant Rai All India Forward Bloc 776 0.1%
Jai Gopal Independent 580 0.1%
Ram Saran Independent 303 0.0%

1998

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Daya Singh Sodhi Bharatiya Janata Party 361,133 56.1%
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 269,993 41.9%
Durga Dass Independent 5,746 0.9%
Amarjit Kaur Gopalpura BSP(A) 3,277 0.5%
Kirpal Singh Rashtriya Janata Dal 1,484 0.2%
Beant Singh Independent 1,188 0.2%
Parveen Kumar Independent 725 0.1%
Ramesh Talbar Independent 566 0.1%

1999

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 296,533 50.3%
Daya Singh Sodhi Bharatiya Janata Party 264,534 44.9%
Bhupinder Singh Mann SHSAD 17,581 3.0%
Chatarbhuj Joshi Independent 2,444 0.4%
Ramesh Talwar Independent 2,219 0.4%
Amarjit Kaur BSP(A) 1,646 0.3%
Sat Pal Dogra Independent 1,393 0.2%
Kasturi Lal Independent 1,378 0.2%
Ashwani Kumar All India Forward Bloc 700 0.1%
Col. J.S. Bal Independent 618 0.1%
Malkiat Singh Randhawa Nationalist Congress Party 554 0.1%

2004

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Navjot Singh Sidhu Bharatiya Janata Party 394,223 55.4%
Raghunandan Lal Bhatia Indian National Congress 284,691 40.0%
Ram Sharan Paul Bahujan Samaj Party 15,796 2.2%
Ramesh Talwar Independent 5,695 0.8%
Rehmat Masih Independent 3,252 0.5%
Surinder Kumar Khosla Independent 2,425 0.3%
Baldev Singh Rathaur Independent 1,674 0.2%
Sat Pal Dogra Independent 1,301 0.2%
Sanjiv Kumar Prashar Advocate Independent 990 0.1%
Harbans Lal Mahajan Samajwadi Party 982 0.1%
Geeta BGTD 791 0.1%

2009

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Navjot Singh Sidhu Bharatiya Janata Party 392,046 48.1%
Om Parkash Soni Indian National Congress 385,188 47.3%
B.K.N. Chhiber Bahujan Samaj Party 11,108 1.4%
Lavinder Kumar Independent 8,121 1.0%
Naresh Singh Bhadauriya Independent 3,357 0.4%
Anil Singh Revolutionary Socialist Party 3,206 0.4%
Dr.Surinder Singh DCP 2,497 0.3%
Gokal Chand Independent 2,171 0.3%
Bal Krishan Independent 2,024 0.2%
Sham Lal Independent 1,494 0.2%
Harmeet Singh LJP 951 0.1%
Kanwaljit Singh Manawala Independent 940 0.1%
Major G.S. Gill RRD 692 0.1%
Jaswant Singh Randhawa BGTD 684 0.1%

2014

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Captain Amarinder Singh Indian National Congress 482,876 47.9%
Arun Jaitley Bharatiya Janata Party 380,106 37.7%
Dr. Daljit Singh Aam Aadmi Party 82,633 8.2%
Amarjit Singh Asal Communist Party of India 12,902 1.3%
Arun Kumar Joshi Independent 9,023 0.9%
Pardeep Singh Walia Bahujan Samaj Party 5,870 0.6%
Rattan Singh Randhawa Independent 4,350 0.4%
Gagandeep Kumar Independent 3,294 0.3%
Dr. Inderpal Independent 3,083 0.3%
Bal Krishan Sharma Independent 2,878 0.3%
Sham Lal Gandhiwadi Independent 2,691 0.3%
None Of The Above Independent 2,533 0.3%
Surinder Kumar Khosla Independent 2,396 0.2%
Bhagwant Singh Independent 2,303 0.2%
Kanwaljit Singh Sahota Independent 2,123 0.2%
Rehmat Masih Independent 1,214 0.1%
Amarinder Singh Independent 1,151 0.1%
Mohinder Singh Independent 1,140 0.1%
Buta Singh BSP(A) 941 0.1%
Yusaf Mohammad Samajwadi Party 922 0.1%
Surinder Singh DCP 833 0.1%
Balbir Singh BGTD 827 0.1%
Gurdial Singh Gill DBSP 604 0.1%
Krishan Sharma NBDP 503 0.0%

2019

CandidatePartyVotesShare
Gurjeet Singh Aujla Indian National Congress 445,032 52.3%
Hardeep Singh Puri Bharatiya Janata Party 345,406 40.6%
Kuldip Singh Dhaliwal Aam Aadmi Party 20,087 2.4%
Daswinder Kaur Communist Party of India 16,335 1.9%
Sham Lal Gandhiwadi Independent 3,251 0.4%
Sunil Kumar Mattu Independent 3,204 0.4%
Shubham Kumar Independent 2,311 0.3%
Surjit Singh Independent 1,609 0.2%
Lakhwinder Singh Sidhu RPI(A) 1,325 0.2%
Gagandeep Kumar Shiv Sena 1,193 0.1%
Sandeep Singh Independent 1,019 0.1%
Mohinder Singh Independent 901 0.1%
Satnam Singh DPI(A) 799 0.1%
Kawaljit Singh Sahota BSP(A) 774 0.1%
Sunil Kumar Bhatti Independent 703 0.1%
Kewal Krishan BMP 678 0.1%
Bal Krishan Independent 600 0.1%
Mohinder Singh Namdhari Independent 587 0.1%
Sarabjit Singh Independent 561 0.1%
Harjinder Singh Independent 541 0.1%
Shamsher Singh Independent 514 0.1%
Sanjeev Kumar Independent 489 0.1%
Kashmir Singh Independent 469 0.1%
Chain Singh Bainka Independent 447 0.1%
Suman Singh Independent 433 0.1%
Gautam Independent 381 0.0%
Balwinder Singh Independent 335 0.0%
Jaspal Singh Independent 271 0.0%
Kabal Singh Independent 260 0.0%
Chand Kumar Independent 235 0.0%

Margin Over Time

Winning margin (percentage points) at each election, coloured by the winning party's broad bloc (Congress / BJP / Left / other).

1951: Indian National Congress margin 17.8 pts 1957: Indian National Congress margin 14.0 pts 1962: Indian National Congress margin 4.6 pts 1967: Bharatiya Jana Sangh margin 3.4 pts 1971: Indian National Congress margin 30.2 pts 1977: Bharatiya Lok Dal margin 5.2 pts 1980: Congress (I) margin 22.7 pts 1984-85 (phased): Indian National Congress margin 20.6 pts 1989: Independent margin 21.3 pts 1991-92 (phased): Indian National Congress margin 24.3 pts 1996: Indian National Congress margin 5.1 pts 1998: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 14.1 pts 1999: Indian National Congress margin 5.4 pts 2004: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 15.4 pts 2009: Bharatiya Janata Party margin 0.8 pts 2014: Indian National Congress margin 10.2 pts 2019: Indian National Congress margin 11.7 pts 1951 1957 1962 1967 1971 1977 1980 1984-85 (phased) 1989 1991-92 (phased) 1996 1998 1999 2004 2009 2014 2019

Trend

Amritsar has been contested at 17 Lok Sabha general elections on record since 1951. Parties that have won this seat over that span: Indian National Congress, Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Bharatiya Janata Party.

Frequently Asked Questions

Who won Amritsar in the 2019 Lok Sabha election?

Gurjeet Singh Aujla (Indian National Congress) won Amritsar, Punjab, in 2019 with 445,032 votes (52.3%), a margin of 99,626 votes over Hardeep Singh Puri.

Which parties have won Amritsar since 1951?

Since 1951, Amritsar has been won by: Bharatiya Jana Sangh, Bharatiya Janata Party, Bharatiya Lok Dal, Congress (I), Independent, Indian National Congress.

What was the closest result in Amritsar?

The closest result on record for Amritsar was 2009, when Bharatiya Janata Party beat Indian National Congress by just 6,858 votes (0.8 percentage points).

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