- District
- Rupnagar
- Lok Sabha
- Anandpur Sahib
- Reservation
- GEN
- Character
- mixed
- Electorate
- 169,865
- Polling stations
- 230
- Female electors
- 47.7%
- Parts / booths
- 230
- Current MLA
- Dinesh Kumar Chadha
Leader profiles: Sitting MLA · VS 2022 runner-up
Classic profile: /constituencies/rupnagar
Vidhan Sabha election history
Official ECI Punjab assembly results
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema | SAD | Romesh Dutt Sharma | 8,882 | 76.63% | Official |
| 2017 | Amarjit Singh Sandoa | AAP | Brinder Singh Dhillon | 23,707 | — | Official |
| 2022 | Dinesh Kumar Chadha | AAP | Brinder Singh Dhillon | 23,632 | — | Official |
Lok Sabha segment results
How this AC voted in national elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Inc Candidate | INC | Professor Prem Singh Chandumajra | 3,647 | — | Official |
| 2024 | Malvinder Singh Kang | AAP | Vijay Inder Singla | 7,903 | — | Official |
Candidate & leader network
MLA, former MLAs, and 2022 contesting candidates (Form 7A where available)
Dinesh Kumar Chadha
MLA (AAP)
Amarjit Singh Sandoa
Former MLA 2017 (AAP)
Iqbal Singh Lalpura
BJP · Form 7A 2022
Dr. Daljit Singh Cheema
SAD · Form 7A 2022
Brinder Singh Dhillon
INC · Form 7A 2022
Paramjeet Singh Mukari
PKD · Form 7A 2022
Subedar Avtar Singh
IND · Form 7A 2022
Booth intelligence
Polling station baseline — field classification pending
230 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 electors47.7%
Dominant communities (estimated)
Local issues
Wheat–paddy MSP and mandi access
Regional agriculture theme for Rupnagar (Malwa) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Canal water and groundwater depletion
Regional water theme for Rupnagar (Malwa) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Government jobs and local industry
Regional employment theme for Rupnagar (Malwa) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Economy & occupation
Political summary
2022 assembly baseline
AAP won with 23,632 votes over Brinder Singh Dhillon.
Decade shift since 2012
Seat moved from SAD (2012) to AAP (2022) — long-cycle realignment possible.
Lok Sabha segment (2024)
AAP led this assembly segment in the latest Lok Sabha election.
Lok Sabha swing 2019 → 2024
Segment shifted from INC (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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