- District
- Nawanshahr
- Lok Sabha
- Anandpur Sahib
- Reservation
- GEN
- Character
- mixed
- Electorate
- 173,955
- Polling stations
- 217
- Female electors
- 48.6%
- Parts / booths
- 217
- Current MLA
- Dr. Nachhatar Pal
Leader profiles: Sitting MLA · VS 2022 runner-up
Classic profile: /constituencies/nawan-shahr
Vidhan Sabha election history
Official ECI Punjab assembly results
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Guriqbal Kaur | INC | Satinder Kaur Kariha | 1,759 | 79.86% | Official |
| 2017 | Angad Singh | INC | Jarnail Singh Wahid | 3,323 | — | Official |
| 2022 | Dr. Nachhatar Pal | BSP | Lalit Mohan Ballu | 5,376 | — | Official |
Lok Sabha segment results
How this AC voted in national elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Raghunath Singh | CPM | Avtar Singh | 371 | — | Official |
| 2024 | Malvinder Singh Kang | AAP | Vijay Inder Singla | 8,954 | — | Official |
Candidate & leader network
MLA, former MLAs, and 2022 contesting candidates (Form 7A where available)
Dr. Nachhatar Pal
MLA (BSP)
Angad Singh
Former MLA 2017 (INC)
Guriqbal Kaur
Former MLA 2012 (INC)
Satvir Singh Palli Jhikki
INC · Form 7A 2022
Poonam Manik
BJP · Form 7A 2022
Lalit Mohan Ballu
AAP · Form 7A 2022
Surinder Singh
NATJUP · Form 7A 2022
Davinder Singh
SAD(A) · Form 7A 2022
Booth intelligence
Polling station baseline — field classification pending
217 polling stations
CEO Punjab SSR 2023 — 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.
- Electorate and polling stations from CEO Punjab SSR 2023.
- VS results: ECI Punjab 2012 complete results, 2017 winners, 2022 leading/trailing.
- LS results: ECI assembly-segment results 2019 and 2024.
- Community demographics pending Census GIS validation.
- 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)
- Female electors48.6%
Dominant communities (estimated)
Local issues
SME & industrial corridor distress
Regional economy theme for Nawan Shahr (Doaba) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Youth migration & remittances
Regional employment theme for Nawan Shahr (Doaba) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Road and rail connectivity
Regional infrastructure theme for Nawan Shahr (Doaba) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Economy & occupation
Political summary
2022 assembly baseline
BSP won with 5,376 votes over Lalit Mohan Ballu.
Lok Sabha vs Assembly divergence
2024 LS segment: Malvinder Singh Kang (AAP) vs 2022 VS winner BSP.
Decade shift since 2012
Seat moved from INC (2012) to BSP (2022) — long-cycle realignment possible.
Lok Sabha vs Assembly divergence (2024)
2024 LS segment led by AAP vs 2022 VS winner BSP — crossover voters matter in swing booths.
Lok Sabha segment (2024)
AAP led this assembly segment in the latest Lok Sabha election.
Lok Sabha swing 2019 → 2024
Segment shifted from CPM (2019) to AAP (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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