
The Lok Sabha elections 2024 in Punjab were a shocker for the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP), who could not score even a single seat in the state. Even as compared to 2019, where BJP scored 2 seats. Conversely, Congress Party won the maximum 7 seats, while Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) managed to nab 3. Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) managed to win 1 and 2 independent candidates won.
Earlier, BJP has always fought elections in Punjab in alliance with Akali Dal. This time BJP decided to contest the elections alone, costing them heavily. The result was that while BJP had won 2 seats in the 2019 elections, this time it could not win even a single seat. On the other hand, Congress-AAP contested elections across the country under the INDIA alliance, but in Punjab both the parties were fighting separately. Congress had won 8 seats in the 2019 elections also forming the government in Punjab.
AAP had got 1 seat in 2019. In this election it increased to 3. In the 2022 assembly elections, AAP got 92 out of 117 seats. Despite being in government in the state, AAP's result was very low. AAP was running here with a mission of 13-0. However, the most shocking result was on 2 constituencies. Independent candidate and Khalistan supporter Amritpal Singh won from Khadoor Sahib seat and independent candidate Sarabjit Singh Khalsa won from Faridkot seat. Akali Dal (SAD) only managed to win one seat, that too in Bathinda by Harsimrat Kaur Badal. Conversely, SAD had won 2 seats in 2019.
Here is all about the elected Member of Parliament (MPs) in Punjab:
Amrinder Singh Raja Warring, Congress (Ludhiana)
Age – 46 years
Born on 29 November 1977.
Education - 10th pass from Punjab Board (PSEB)
Occupation- Businessman and farmer
Movable and immovable property – 15.11 crores
Political career –
Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa (Gurdaspur)
Age- 65 years
Born in 1959 in Gurdaspur
Education- 12th pass
Occupation – Farming,
Movable and Immovable property – Rs 5.11 crores
Political career:
Charanjit Singh Channi, Congress (Jalandhar)
Age- 58 years Born on 2 March 1963 in Marana Kalan.
Education- PhD from Punjab University Chandigarh
Profession- Businessman
Movable and Immovable property – Rs 9.45 crores
Political career –
Amritpal Singh, Khadoor Sahib (Independent)
Age- 31 years
Born on 2 March 1963 in Marana Kalan.
Education- 10th pass from Punjab Board
Occupation: Dependent on parents
Movable property – Rs 1000 cash
Political career
Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa, Faridkot (Independent)
Age-45 years.
Education- 10th pass
Occupation: Shopkeeper
Movable and immovable property – Rs 1.08 crores
Political career
Sher Singh Ghubaya, Firozpur (Congress)
Age - 56 years
Born in 1962 in Fazilka
Movable and immovable property – Rs 8.58 crores
Education: 10th pass.
Occupation: Farming
Political career:
Dr. Dharamvir Gandhi, Patiala (Congress)
Age – 73 years.
Education - MD from Government Medical College Patiala
Profession-Doctor Movable and immovable property – 8.53 crores
Political career:
Gurmeet Singh Meet Hayer, Sangrur (AAP)
Name- Gurmeet Singh Meet Hair
Age – 32 years
Education-B. Tech
Profession- Politician.
Movable and immovable property – 44.06 lakh
Political career:
Dr. Raj Kumar Chabbewal, Hoshiarpur (AAP)
Age- 52 years.
Education- MD (Radio-Diagnosis)
Profession- Doctor
Movable and immovable property – 20.72 crores
Political career
Harsimrat Kaur Badal, Bathinda (SAD)
Age- 52 years.
Education- Diploma in Textile Designing from South Delhi Polytechnic, New Delhi in 1987
Career-politics
Movable and immovable property – 217 crores
Political Career
Gurjit Aujla, Amritsar (Congress)
Age- 51 years.
Born on 30 October 1972 in Amritsar.
Education Higher Secondary
Profession: Agriculture and builder
Movable and Immovable property: Rs 4.16 crore
Political Career:
Amar Singh, Fatehgarh Sahib (Congress)
Age- 65 years.
Occupation- Former IAS officer
Movable-Immovable property- 3.28 crores
Education: MBBS from Amritsar Medical College
Political career:
Malvinder Kang, Anandpur Sahib (AAP)
Name- Malvinder Singh Kang
Age-45 years.
Education- MA History
Profession: Lawyer
Movable and immovable property – 4.39 crores
political career