Muktsar Assembly Constituency

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Muktsar
Constituency for the Punjab Legislative Assembly
Constituency details
StatePunjab
DistrictSri Muktsar Sahib
LS constituencyFirozpur
Total electors176,114[1]
ReservationNone
Member of Legislative Assembly
Current MLAKanwarjit Singh
PartyShiromani Akali Dal
Elected year2017

Muktsar Assembly Constituency (Sl. No.: 86) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Muktsar district, Punjab state, India.[2]

Notable politicians[]

Harcharan Singh Brar was a prominent politician belonging to Indian National Congress unit of Punjab. He was the 13th Chief Minister of Punjab. He served as the Governor of Odisha in 1977, and Governor of Haryana from September 1977 to December 1979. He was three times MLA from Muktsar Assembly constituency.[3]

List of MLAs[]

Chronological list of members of Punjab Legislative Assembly from Muktsar.[4]

Name Portrait Election Year End of Term Political party
(Alliance)
Bhag Singh 1951 1956 Shiromani Akali Dal
Harcharan Singh 1957 1962 Indian National Congress
1962 1967
Guruev Singh 1967 1972 Shiromani Akali Dal
Ujagar Singh 1972 1977 Indian National Congress
Kanwarjit Singh 1977 1980
Harchand Singh 1980 1985 Shiromani Akali Dal
Gurbinder Kaur Brar 1985 1987 INC
President's Rule 1987 1992 Governor of Punjab
Harcharan Singh 1992 1997 Indian National Congress
Harnirpal Singh 1997 2002 Shiromani Akali Dal
Sukhdarshan Singh 2002 2007 Independent
Kanwarjit Singh 2007 2012 Indian National Congress
Karan Kaur 2012 2017
Kanwarjit Singh Barkandi 2017 Incumbent Shiromani Akali Dal

Election results[]

2017[]

Punjab Legislative Assembly Election, 2017: Muktsar[5]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Kanwarjit Singh
NOTA None of the Above
Majority
Turnout

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. ^ "Harcharan Singh Brar". Retrieved 6 February 2017 – via DNA.
  4. ^ "Elections in India - Muktsar, Punjab". Retrieved 6 February 2017.
  5. ^ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.

Coordinates: 30°28′N 74°31′E / 30.47°N 74.51°E / 30.47; 74.51

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