There are total 13 lok sabha seats in Punjab and elected representative from each seat is called as MP or Member of Parliament. In Punjab, each lok sabha constituency has 9 assembly constituencies (vidhan sabha seats) in it and there are total 117 seats in Punjab Vidhan Sabha.
The general elections in India for lok sabha seats are held after every 5 years and last elections were held in April-May 2019. The current number of MPs from each party is given below:
- Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) - 2
- Bhartiya Janta Party (BJP) - 2
- Congress - 8
- Aam Aadmi Party - 1
Do you know what is Lok Sabha called in english? It is called
House of the People.
MP Seats in Punjab: If someone is asked the question that "how many MP seats in Punjab?", most of the people will answer 13, but this is not correct. The total number of MP seats in Punjab is 20, not 13. The number of lok sabha seats in Punjab is 13. But the members of Rajya Sabha, the upper house of Parliament of India, are also considered as MPs and there are 7
Rajya Sabha members from Punjab.
The total number of MPs from Punjab is 20, which includes 13 Lok Sabha members and 7 Rajya Sabha members.
Punjab MP List
The last lok sabha elections, for 17th lok sabha, were held in April-May 2019 and election results were declared on May 23, 2019. A list of MPs elected from lok sabha seats in Punjab is given below:
MP from Amritsar: Gurjeet Singh Aujla of Congress is the MP from Amritsar lok saha seat. He got total 445032 votes and won by a margin of 99626 votes. Hardeep Singh Puri of BJP was the trailing candiate, who got 345406 votes.
MP from Anandpur Sahib: Manish Tewari of Congress is the MP from Anandpur Sahib lok sabha seat. He got total 428045 votes and won by a margin of 46884 votes. Professor Prem Singh Chandumajra of SAD was at the second place and got 381161 votes.
MP from Bathinda: Harsimrat Kaur Badal of SAD has won from Bathinda lok sabha seat. She got total 492824 votes and won by a margin of 21772 votes. Amrinder Singh Raja Warring of Congress was the trailing candiate, who got 471052 votes.
MP from Faridkot: Mohammad Sadique of Congress is elected as MP from Faridkot lok sabha seat. He got total 419065 votes and won by a margin of 83256 votes. Gulzar Singh Ranike of SAD was at the second place with 335809 votes.
MP from Fatehgarh Sahib: Amar Singh of Congress is the MP from Fatehgarh Sahib. He got total 411651 votes and won by a margin of 93898 votes. Darbara Singh Guru of Shiromani Akali Dal was at the second place and he got 317753 votes.
MP from Sangrur: Bhagwant Mann of AAP is MP from Sangrur. He got total 413561 votes and won by a margin of 110211 votes. Kewal Singh Dhillon of Congress was at the second place and got 303350 votes.
MP from Khadoor Sahib: Jasbir Singh Gill (Dimpa) of Congress has won from the Khadoor Sahib constituency. He got total 459710 votes and defeated Bibi Jagir Kaur of SAD by a margin of 140573 votes. Bibi Jagir Kaur got total 319137 votes.
MP from Hoshiarpur: Som Parkash of BJP has won from Hoshiarpur seat. He got total 421320 votes and won by a margin of 48530 votes. Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal of Congress was at the second place and got 372790 votes.
MP from Ludhiana: Ravneet Singh Bittu of Congress is MP from Ludhiana lok sabha constituency. He got total 383795 votes and won by a margin of 76372 votes. Simarjeet Singh Bains of Lok Insaf Party (LIP) was at the second place and got 307423 votes.
MP from Jalandhar: Santokh Singh Chaudhary of Congress is member of parliament from Jalandhar lok sabha seat. He got total 385712 votes and won by a margin of 19491 votes. Charanjit Singh Atwal of SAD was at the second place and got 366221 votes.
MP from Gurdaspur: Sunny Deol of BJP, a famous Bollywood actor, is member of parliament from Gurdaspur lok sabha seat. He got total 558719 votes and won by a margin of 82459 votes. Sunil Jakhar of Congress was the trailing candidate and got 476260 votes.
MP from Firozpur: Sukhbir Singh Badal of SAD was elected as MP from Firozpur. He got total 633427 votes and won by a margin of 198850 votes. Sher Singh Ghubaya of Congress was at the second place and got 434577 votes.
MP from Patiala: Preneet Kaur of Congress, wife of Punjab Chief Minister Capt. Amrinder Singh, is the MP from Patiala. She got total 532027 votes and won by a margin of 162718 votes. Surjit Singh Rakhra of SAD was the at the second spot with total of 369309 votes.
Lok Sabha Seats in Punjab
There are total 13 lok sabha seats in Punjab. A list of these seats is given below:
- Amritsar
- Anandpur Sahib
- Bathinda
- Faridkot
- Fatehgarh Sahib
- Ferozepur
- Gurdaspur
- Hoshiarpur
- Jalandhar
- Khadur Sahib
- Ludhiana
- Patiala
- Sangrur
MP from Chandigarh
In the lok sabha elections held in 2014, Kirron Kher of BJP was choosen as MP from Chandigarh. She defeated Pawan Kumar Bansal of Congress. She is also a famous bollywood actress and wife of famous actor Anupam Kher.
In 2009 elections, Pawan Kumar Bansal of Congress was MP from this seat. He was also Railway Minister.
Related Pages:
Punjab Vidhan Sabha, Punjab MLA List
Punjab Assembly Constituency List, Vidhan Sabha Halke