Lehra Assembly Constituency

Lehra Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 99) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Sangrur district, Punjab state, India.[2]

Lehra
Constituency for the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
CountryIndia
StatePunjab
DistrictSangrur
LS constituencySangrur
Total electors162,114[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLABarinder Kumar Goyal
PartyAam Aadmi Party
Elected year2022

Notable politicians

A notable politician from Lehragaga constituency is Rajinder Kaur Bhattal (INC), who was the first and only female Chief minister of Punjab. She won a record of five consecutive times from Lehra constituency from 1992.[3]

List of MLAs

Members of Punjab Legislative Assembly Lehra.[4]

Name Portrait Term of office Political party
(Alliance)
1 Pritam Singh 1962 1967 Indian National Congress
2 Brish Bhan 1967 1969
3 Harchand Singh 1969 1970 Shiromani Akali Dal
4 H. Singh 1970 1972
5 Harish Bhan 1972 1977 INC
6 Chitwant Singh 1977 1980 Independent
7 Amar Singh 1980 1985 CPI
8 Inderjit Singh 1985 1987 Shiromani Akali Dal
President's Rule 1987 1992 Governor of Punjab
9 Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 1992 1997 Indian National Congress
10 1997 2002
11 2002 2007
12 2007 2012
13 2012 2017
14 Parminder Singh Dhindsa[5] 2017 2022 Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)
15 Barinder Kumar Goyal 2022 Incumbent Aam Aadmi Party

Election results

2022

2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election:
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Barinder Kumar Goyal[6] 60058 43.59
INC Rajinder Kaur Bhattal 20450
CPI Satwant Singh
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors [7]

2017

Punjab Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Lehra[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Parminder Singh Dhindsa 65,550
INC Rajinder Kaul Bhattal 38735
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors [8]

See also

References

  1. Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  2. "List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies" (PDF). Archived from the original (PDF) on 23 April 2016. Retrieved 19 July 2016.
  3. "Ex-CM Rajinder Kaur Bhattal". 4 February 2017 via Hindustan Times.
  4. "Lehra Assembly Constituency (Punjab)". Retrieved 4 February 2017.
  5. Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  6. "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Aam Aadmi Party candidates and their constituencies". The Financial Express. 21 January 2022. Retrieved 23 January 2022.
  7. "Vidhan Sabha 2022 Electoral Detail". Official Website of the Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. Chief Electoral Officer, Punjab. Retrieved 27 March 2022.
  8. Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.


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