Gurjeet Singh Aujla is an Indian politician and a member of Indian National Congress and current member of Parliament for Amritsar in Punjab, India.[2]
Political career
On 11 March 2017 he won the by-poll to the Lok Sabha seat which was necessitated due to the vacancy caused by the resignation of Captain Amarinder Singh in 2016. Gurjeet Singh Aujla defeated BJP nominee Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina by a margin of 197,491 votes. AAP candidate Upkar Singh Sandhu secured 149,160 votes to finish third.[3]
Gurjeet Singh Aujla again won Amritsar Lok Sabha seat in 2019 Indian general election defeating Union minister Hardeep Singh Puri. Aujla got 444,052 (51.78%) votes while Puri finished second with 344,049 (40.19%) votes.[4]
In 2023, some criminals stormed the Parliament when he was inside. Him and security officers grabbed an object from one of the criminals. During an interview, he also told The Indian Express that: "A Punjabi never runs away from danger.[5]
Electoral performance
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gurjeet Singh Aujla | 508,153 | 50.09 |  2.15
| |
| BJP | Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina | 3,08,964 | 30.45 |  7.29
| |
| AAP | Upkar Singh Sandhu | 1,49,984 | 14.78 | 6.58
| |
| CPI | Daswinder Kaur | 17,886 | 1.76 | 0.48
| |
| None of the Above | None of the Above | 9,747 | 0.96 | 0.71
| |
| Majority | 1,99,189 | 19.64 | 9.44
| ||
| Turnout | 10,16,125 | 70.50 | 2.31
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Gurjeet Singh Aujla | 445,032 | 51.78 | 1.69
| |
| BJP | Hardeep Singh Puri | 3,45,406 | 40.19 | 9.74
| |
| AAP | Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal | 20,087 | 2.34 | 12.44
| |
| CPI | Daswinder Kaur | 16,335 | 1.90 | 0.14
| |
| NOTA | None of the Above | 8,763 | 1.02 | 0.06
| |
| Majority | 99,626 | 11.59 | 8.05
| ||
| Turnout | 8,60,582 | 57.07 | 13.32
| ||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
References
- ^ http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4940
- ^ "Gurjeet Singh Aujla Biography". oneindia.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ "Congress retains Amritsar LS seat". The Indian Express. The Indian Express. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
- ^ "Amritsar Lok Sabha Election Result 2019 Punjab: BJP's Hardeep Puri loses to Cong's Gurjit Singh Aujla". DNA India. 23 May 2019. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
- ^ https://indianexpress.com/article/cities/chandigarh/parliament-security-breach-amritsar-mp-gurjeet-singh-aujla-9067143/
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