- District
- Jalandhar
- Lok Sabha
- Jalandhar
- Reservation
- SC
- Character
- urban
- Electorate
- 164,908
- Polling stations
- 183
- Female electors
- —
- Parts / booths
- 183
- Current MLA
- Sheetal Angural
Leader profiles: Sitting MLA · VS 2022 runner-up
Classic profile: /constituencies/jalandhar-west
Vidhan Sabha election history
Official ECI Punjab assembly results
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Chuni Lal Bhagat | BJP | Suman Kaypee. | 11,343 | 68.74% | Official |
| 2017 | Sushil Kumar Rinku | INC | Mahinder Pal Bhagat | 17,334 | — | Official |
| 2022 | Sheetal Angural | AAP | Sushil Kumar Rinku | 4,253 | — | Official |
Lok Sabha segment results
How this AC voted in national elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Charanjit Singh Atwal | SAD | Balwinder Kumar | 35,541 | — | Official |
| 2024 | Charanjit Singh Channi | INC | Sushil Kumar Rinku | 1,557 | — | Official |
Candidate & leader network
MLA, former MLAs, and 2022 contesting candidates (Form 7A where available)
Sheetal Angural
MLA (AAP)
Sushil Kumar Rinku
Former MLA 2017 (INC)
Chuni Lal Bhagat
Former MLA 2012 (BJP)
Booth intelligence
Polling station baseline — field classification pending
183 polling stations (CEO Punjab SSR 2023)
Polling station count from CEO summary; booth classification pending field ingest.
Community profile
Data reliability & ethics
- Community and caste data is compiled from public sources, field intelligence, and estimates. Official caste-wise constituency data is not fully published by ECI/Census at AC level.
- Election results marked official where sourced from ECI/CEO Punjab.
- Community estimates require GIS join of Census villages to AC boundaries.
- Election results: ECI Punjab VS 2012/2017/2022 and LS assembly-segment results.
- Electorate: CEO Punjab SSR-Final 2023 (05-Jan-2023).
- Polling station count from CEO Punjab SSR 2023.
Religion composition (estimated)
Dominant communities (estimated)
Local issues
SME & industrial corridor distress
Regional economy theme for Jalandhar West (Doaba) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Youth migration & remittances
Regional employment theme for Jalandhar West (Doaba) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Road and rail connectivity
Regional infrastructure theme for Jalandhar West (Doaba) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Economy & occupation
Industry: Sports goods, leather, light manufacturing
NRI influence: Significant in trader class
Political summary
2022 assembly baseline
AAP won with 4,253 votes (vote share pending).
Lok Sabha vs Assembly divergence (2024)
2024 LS segment led by INC vs 2022 VS winner AAP — crossover voters matter in swing booths.
Lok Sabha segment (2024)
INC led this assembly segment in the latest Lok Sabha election.
Lok Sabha swing 2019 → 2024
Segment shifted from SAD (2019) to INC (2024).
Data sources
Election Commission of India
OfficialForm 20 results, candidate affidavits, turnout, valid votes
Updates: Per election
Visit source ↗Chief Electoral Officer Punjab
OfficialElectoral rolls, polling stations, SSR elector statistics
Updates: Roll revisions, SSR summaries
Visit source ↗Census of India 2011
OfficialPopulation, SC, literacy, village/ward tables
Updates: Decadal
Visit source ↗District Census Handbooks (Punjab)
OfficialVillage amenities, workers, religion at village level
Updates: 2011 baseline
Visit source ↗Statistical Abstract of Punjab
High confidenceState/district economic indicators
Updates: Annual
Visit source ↗MyNeta / ADR
High confidenceCandidate assets, criminal cases, education
Updates: Per election
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