Pathankot Assembly Election Result 2022

Punjab · Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly) Election 2022

Ashwani Kumar Sharma of Bharatiya Janta Party won the Pathankot Vidhan Sabha (Assembly) constituency in Punjab in the 2022 state assembly election, securing 43,132 votes (38.20% vote share). The runner-up was Amit Vij (Indian National Congress) with 35,373 votes.

A total of 6 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: Pathankot
  • Constituency Number: 3
  • District: Gurdaspur
  • Total Contestants: 6
  • Election Year: 2022
  • Election Type: Vidhan Sabha (State Assembly)
Position Candidate Name Votes Votes% Party
1 Ashwani Kumar Sharma 43132 38.20% Bharatiya Janta Party
2 Amit Vij 35373 31.40% Indian National Congress
3 Vibhuti Sharma 31451 27.90% Aam Aadmi Party
4 Advocate Jyoti Pal Bhim 1079 1.00% Bahujan Samaj Party
5 Kartar Singh 955 0.90% Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Simranjit Singh Mann)
6 Satya Dev Saini 824 0.70% Communist Party Of India

About Pathankot Assembly Constituency

The Pathankot constituency is part of the Punjab Vidhan Sabha (Legislative Assembly). In the 2022 Assembly election, 6 candidates contested for this seat. Ashwani Kumar Sharma (Bharatiya Janta Party) emerged as the winner securing 43,132 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

6 candidates contested from Pathankot assembly constituency in the 2022 Vidhan Sabha election.

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

Ashwani Kumar Sharma (Bharatiya Janta Party) won the Pathankot assembly seat in the 2022 Vidhan Sabha election.