Chamkaur Sahib Assembly constituency


Chamkaur Sahib is one of the 117 constituencies of the Punjab Legislative Assembly in the state of Punjab, India. It lies in Rupnagar district and is reserved for member of the Scheduled Castes.

Vote transfer dynamics in the 2022 Chamkaur Sahib election

The 2022 defeat of Charanjit Singh Channi in Chamkaur Sahib cannot be attributed to voter rejection, as his vote tally increased from 61,060 in 2017 to approximately 62,306 in 2022. The decisive factor was the reconfiguration of opposition votes following the Akali Dal–BSP alliance. Although Akali Dal had secured over 31,000 votes in 2017, the BSP vote share collapsed to around 3,800 in 2022, indicating a near-total failure of alliance vote transfer. At the same time, AAP’s significant surge suggests that Akali Dal votes shifted away from its Dalit alliance partner rather than consolidating behind it. This pattern effectively weakened the BSP in a reserved constituency and materially altered the electoral outcome, raising serious questions about the sincerity and functional intent of the alliance.

Members of the Legislative Assembly

Election results

2022



2017

Charanjit Singh Channi, who, in 2021, became the Chief Minister of Punjab, won the seat for third consecutive time.

2012


Previous results