Adampur Assembly Election Result 2012

Punjab · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2012

Pawan Kumar Tinu of Shiromani Akali Dal won the Adampur Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Punjab in the 2012 state assembly election, securing 48,171 votes (43.80% vote share). The runner-up was Satnam Singh Kainth (Indian National Congress) with 28,865 votes.

A total of 11 candidates contested this assembly seat. State Assembly elections elect Members of the Legislative Assembly (MLAs) using India's First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system, and the party or alliance winning a majority of seats forms the state government. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency information are shown below.

Top Candidates (Votes)
Constituency Details
  • State: Punjab
  • Constituency: Adampur
  • Constituency Number: 38
  • District: Jalandhar
  • Total Contestants: 11
  • Election Year: 2012
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Pawan Kumar Tinu 48171 43.80% Shiromani Akali Dal
2 Satnam Singh Kainth 28865 26.20% Indian National Congress
3 Sukhwinder Singh 25373 23.10% Bahujan Samaj Party
4 Surjit Singh Duhre 2741 2.50% Independent
5 Jagdish Kumar 2645 2.40% People's Party Of Punjab
6 Vinod Kumar 630 0.60% Independent
7 Lalita Grewal Kittu 429 0.40% Independent
8 Manjit Kaur 325 0.30% Independent
9 Rajinder Kumar 301 0.30% Democratic Bharatiya Samaj Party
10 Rajvir Singh 227 0.20% Bahujan Samaj Party (AMBEDKAR)
11 Santokh Singh 106 0.10% Independent

About Adampur Assembly Constituency

The Adampur constituency is part of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2012 Assembly election, 11 candidates contested for this seat. Pawan Kumar Tinu (Shiromani Akali Dal) emerged as the winner securing 48,171 votes.

State Assembly elections in India determine which party or coalition forms the state government. The party or alliance winning a majority of Assembly seats in a state gets to form the government and appoint the Chief Minister. Unlike Lok Sabha elections which are held simultaneously across India, each state follows its own election cycle, typically every five years.

How to read this data: The candidate table above shows all contestants ranked by position. The vote percentage column shows each candidate's share of the total votes polled in this constituency. The bar chart visualizes the top candidates' vote counts for quick comparison.

Frequently Asked Questions

11 candidates contested from Adampur assembly constituency in the 2012 Vidhan Sabha election.

Adampur is an assembly (Vidhan Sabha) constituency in Punjab.

Pawan Kumar Tinu (Shiromani Akali Dal) won the Adampur assembly seat in the 2012 Vidhan Sabha election.