- District
- Pathankot
- Lok Sabha
- Gurdaspur
- Reservation
- GEN
- Character
- mixed
- Electorate
- 162,081
- Polling stations
- 188
- Female electors
- 46.7%
- Parts / booths
- 188
- Current MLA
- Naresh Puri
Leader profiles: Sitting MLA · VS 2022 runner-up
Classic profile: /constituencies/sujanpur
Vidhan Sabha election history
Official ECI Punjab assembly results
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2012 | Dinesh Singh | BJP | Naresh Puri | 23,096 | 77.3% | Official |
| 2017 | Dinesh Singh | BJP | Amit Singh | 18,701 | — | Official |
| 2022 | Naresh Puri | INC | Dinesh Singh (babbu) | 4,636 | — | Official |
Lok Sabha segment results
How this AC voted in national elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Runner-up | Margin | Turnout | Data |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2019 | Candidate #1 | UNK | Inc Candidate #2 | 34,034 | — | Official |
| 2024 | Dinesh Singh Babbu | BJP | Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa | 26,781 | — | Official |
Candidate & leader network
MLA, former MLAs, and 2022 contesting candidates (Form 7A where available)
Naresh Puri
MLA (INC)
Dinesh Singh
Former MLA 2017 (BJP)
Amit Singh (manto)
AAP · Form 7A 2022
Dinesh Singh (babbu)
BJP · Form 7A 2022
Raj Kumar Besta (bittu)
SAD candidate (2022)
Mandeep Kaur
SAD(A) · Form 7A 2022
Kanwar Vishwadeep Singh Salaria
IND · Form 7A 2022
Desh Raj
IND candidate (2022)
Baba Pawan Kumar
IND candidate (2022)
Booth intelligence
Polling station baseline — field classification pending
188 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 electors46.7%
Dominant communities (estimated)
Local issues
Canal water & paddy procurement
Regional agriculture theme for Sujanpur (Majha) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Drug rehabilitation & youth employment
Regional social theme for Sujanpur (Majha) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Border-area connectivity & jobs
Regional governance theme for Sujanpur (Majha) — Punjab research baseline; validate with local field intelligence for 2027.
Economy & occupation
Political summary
2022 assembly baseline
INC won with 4,636 votes over Dinesh Singh (babbu).
Lok Sabha vs Assembly divergence
2024 LS segment: Dinesh Singh Babbu (BJP) vs 2022 VS winner INC.
Decade shift since 2012
Seat moved from BJP (2012) to INC (2022) — long-cycle realignment possible.
Lok Sabha vs Assembly divergence (2024)
2024 LS segment led by BJP vs 2022 VS winner INC — crossover voters matter in swing booths.
Lok Sabha segment (2024)
BJP led this assembly segment in the latest Lok Sabha election.
Lok Sabha swing 2019 → 2024
Segment shifted from UNK (2019) to BJP (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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