The Firozpur Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab witnessed a high-stakes election on June 1, 2024, with 29 candidates vying for the seat. The results, announced on June 4, 2024, saw Gurmit Singh Sodhi of the Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) emerge victorious. Here’s an overview of the key candidates and factors influencing the outcome:
Won
266626 (+ 3242)
SHER SINGH GHUBAYA
Indian National Congress
Lost
263384 ( -3242)
JAGDEEP SINGH KAKA BRAR
Aam Aadmi Party
Lost
255097 ( -11529)
GURMIT SINGH SODHI
Bharatiya Janata Party
Lost
253645 ( -12981)
NARDEV SINGH BOBBY MANN
Shiromani Akali Dal
Lost
15941 ( -250685)
GURCHARAN SINGH BHULLAR
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Simranjit Singh Mann)
Lost
9478 ( -257148)
FOJI ANGREJ SINGH WARWAL
Independent
Lost
8433 ( -258193)
SURINDER KAMBOJ
Bahujan Samaj Party
Lost
6535 ( -260091)
JASKARAN SINGH KAHAN SINGH WALA
Independent
Lost
4599 ( -262027)
SUKHDEV SINGH
Independent
Lost
3724 ( -262902)
SAHIL MONGA
Independent
Lost
3031 ( -263595)
PRITAM SINGH
Independent
Lost
2897 ( -263729)
GURPREET SINGH
Independent
Lost
2570 ( -264056)
ARWINDER SINGH
Independent
Lost
2436 ( -264190)
DEEPAK KUMAR DEEP DASHANAND
Independent
Lost
2432 ( -264194)
RAJ
Independent
Lost
1947 ( -264679)
PREM CHAND BOONGI
Punjab National Party
Lost
1615 ( -265011)
AJIT SINGH
Rashtriya Republican Party
Lost
1540 ( -265086)
SURINDER KUMAR BANSAL
Independent
Lost
1538 ( -265088)
HARPREET SINGH
Independent
Lost
1490 ( -265136)
KULDEEP SINGH
India Praja Bandhu Party
Lost
1367 ( -265259)
BALWINDER SINGH CHOHAN
Jan Sewa Driver Party
Lost
1364 ( -265262)
BALWINDER SINGH
Republican Party of India (Athawale)
Lost
1342 ( -265284)
GURCHARAN SINGH
Independent
Lost
1320 ( -265306)
UMESH KUMAR
Independent
Lost
1152 ( -265474)
BALWANT SINGH SAMMEWALI
Nationalist Justice Party
Lost
1078 ( -265548)
MOHAN SINGH
Independent
Lost
971 ( -265655)
JASKARAN SINGH SIDHU
Independent
Lost
821 ( -265805)
JASWANT SINGH KHATRI
Independent
Lost
642 ( -265984)
CHAMKAUR SINGH
Independent
6100 ( -260526)
NOTA
None of the Above
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHER SINGH GHUBAYA | Indian National Congress | 264712 | 1914 | 266626 | 23.7 |
| 2 | JAGDEEP SINGH KAKA BRAR | Aam Aadmi Party | 261273 | 2111 | 263384 | 23.41 |
| 3 | GURMIT SINGH SODHI | Bharatiya Janata Party | 253841 | 1256 | 255097 | 22.67 |
| 4 | NARDEV SINGH BOBBY MANN | Shiromani Akali Dal | 252327 | 1318 | 253645 | 22.54 |
| 5 | GURCHARAN SINGH BHULLAR | Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Simranjit Singh Mann) | 15836 | 105 | 15941 | 1.42 |
| 6 | FOJI ANGREJ SINGH WARWAL | Independent | 9435 | 43 | 9478 | 0.84 |
| 7 | SURINDER KAMBOJ | Bahujan Samaj Party | 8347 | 86 | 8433 | 0.75 |
| 8 | JASKARAN SINGH KAHAN SINGH WALA | Independent | 6480 | 55 | 6535 | 0.58 |
| 9 | SUKHDEV SINGH | Independent | 4597 | 2 | 4599 | 0.41 |
| 10 | SAHIL MONGA | Independent | 3705 | 19 | 3724 | 0.33 |
| 11 | PRITAM SINGH | Independent | 3030 | 1 | 3031 | 0.27 |
| 12 | GURPREET SINGH | Independent | 2894 | 3 | 2897 | 0.26 |
| 13 | ARWINDER SINGH | Independent | 2556 | 14 | 2570 | 0.23 |
| 14 | DEEPAK KUMAR DEEP DASHANAND | Independent | 2435 | 1 | 2436 | 0.22 |
| 15 | RAJ | Independent | 2428 | 4 | 2432 | 0.22 |
| 16 | PREM CHAND BOONGI | Punjab National Party | 1944 | 3 | 1947 | 0.17 |
| 17 | AJIT SINGH | Rashtriya Republican Party | 1609 | 6 | 1615 | 0.14 |
| 18 | SURINDER KUMAR BANSAL | Independent | 1537 | 3 | 1540 | 0.14 |
| 19 | HARPREET SINGH | Independent | 1531 | 7 | 1538 | 0.14 |
| 20 | KULDEEP SINGH | India Praja Bandhu Party | 1484 | 6 | 1490 | 0.13 |
| 21 | BALWINDER SINGH CHOHAN | Jan Sewa Driver Party | 1366 | 1 | 1367 | 0.12 |
| 22 | BALWINDER SINGH | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 1364 | – | 1364 | 0.12 |
| 23 | GURCHARAN SINGH | Independent | 1338 | 4 | 1342 | 0.12 |
| 24 | UMESH KUMAR | Independent | 1319 | 1 | 1320 | 0.12 |
| 25 | BALWANT SINGH SAMMEWALI | Nationalist Justice Party | 1148 | 4 | 1152 | 0.1 |
| 26 | MOHAN SINGH | Independent | 1075 | 3 | 1078 | 0.1 |
| 27 | JASKARAN SINGH SIDHU | Independent | 970 | 1 | 971 | 0.09 |
| 28 | JASWANT SINGH KHATRI | Independent | 820 | 1 | 821 | 0.07 |
| 29 | CHAMKAUR SINGH | Independent | 638 | 4 | 642 | 0.06 |
| 30 | NOTA | None of the Above | 5895 | 205 | 6100 | 0.54 |
| Total | 1117934 | 7181 | 1125115 |
In Hindi
Won
266626 (+ 3242)
SHER SINGH GHUBAYA
Indian National Congress
Lost
263384 ( -3242)
JAGDEEP SINGH KAKA BRAR
Aam Aadmi Party
Lost
255097 ( -11529)
GURMIT SINGH SODHI
Bharatiya Janata Party
Lost
253645 ( -12981)
NARDEV SINGH BOBBY MANN
Shiromani Akali Dal
Lost
15941 ( -250685)
GURCHARAN SINGH BHULLAR
Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Simranjit Singh Mann)
Lost
9478 ( -257148)
FOJI ANGREJ SINGH WARWAL
Independent
Lost
8433 ( -258193)
SURINDER KAMBOJ
Bahujan Samaj Party
Lost
6535 ( -260091)
JASKARAN SINGH KAHAN SINGH WALA
Independent
Lost
4599 ( -262027)
SUKHDEV SINGH
Independent
Lost
3724 ( -262902)
SAHIL MONGA
Independent
Lost
3031 ( -263595)
PRITAM SINGH
Independent
Lost
2897 ( -263729)
GURPREET SINGH
Independent
Lost
2570 ( -264056)
ARWINDER SINGH
Independent
Lost
2436 ( -264190)
DEEPAK KUMAR DEEP DASHANAND
Independent
Lost
2432 ( -264194)
RAJ
Independent
Lost
1947 ( -264679)
PREM CHAND BOONGI
Punjab National Party
Lost
1615 ( -265011)
AJIT SINGH
Rashtriya Republican Party
Lost
1540 ( -265086)
SURINDER KUMAR BANSAL
Independent
Lost
1538 ( -265088)
HARPREET SINGH
Independent
Lost
1490 ( -265136)
KULDEEP SINGH
India Praja Bandhu Party
Lost
1367 ( -265259)
BALWINDER SINGH CHOHAN
Jan Sewa Driver Party
Lost
1364 ( -265262)
BALWINDER SINGH
Republican Party of India (Athawale)
Lost
1342 ( -265284)
GURCHARAN SINGH
Independent
Lost
1320 ( -265306)
UMESH KUMAR
Independent
Lost
1152 ( -265474)
BALWANT SINGH SAMMEWALI
Nationalist Justice Party
Lost
1078 ( -265548)
MOHAN SINGH
Independent
Lost
971 ( -265655)
JASKARAN SINGH SIDHU
Independent
Lost
821 ( -265805)
JASWANT SINGH KHATRI
Independent
Lost
642 ( -265984)
CHAMKAUR SINGH
Independent
6100 ( -260526)
NOTA
None of the Above
| S.N. | Candidate | Party | EVM Votes | Postal Votes | Total Votes | % of Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHER SINGH GHUBAYA | Indian National Congress | 264712 | 1914 | 266626 | 23.7 |
| 2 | JAGDEEP SINGH KAKA BRAR | Aam Aadmi Party | 261273 | 2111 | 263384 | 23.41 |
| 3 | GURMIT SINGH SODHI | Bharatiya Janata Party | 253841 | 1256 | 255097 | 22.67 |
| 4 | NARDEV SINGH BOBBY MANN | Shiromani Akali Dal | 252327 | 1318 | 253645 | 22.54 |
| 5 | GURCHARAN SINGH BHULLAR | Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Simranjit Singh Mann) | 15836 | 105 | 15941 | 1.42 |
| 6 | FOJI ANGREJ SINGH WARWAL | Independent | 9435 | 43 | 9478 | 0.84 |
| 7 | SURINDER KAMBOJ | Bahujan Samaj Party | 8347 | 86 | 8433 | 0.75 |
| 8 | JASKARAN SINGH KAHAN SINGH WALA | Independent | 6480 | 55 | 6535 | 0.58 |
| 9 | SUKHDEV SINGH | Independent | 4597 | 2 | 4599 | 0.41 |
| 10 | SAHIL MONGA | Independent | 3705 | 19 | 3724 | 0.33 |
| 11 | PRITAM SINGH | Independent | 3030 | 1 | 3031 | 0.27 |
| 12 | GURPREET SINGH | Independent | 2894 | 3 | 2897 | 0.26 |
| 13 | ARWINDER SINGH | Independent | 2556 | 14 | 2570 | 0.23 |
| 14 | DEEPAK KUMAR DEEP DASHANAND | Independent | 2435 | 1 | 2436 | 0.22 |
| 15 | RAJ | Independent | 2428 | 4 | 2432 | 0.22 |
| 16 | PREM CHAND BOONGI | Punjab National Party | 1944 | 3 | 1947 | 0.17 |
| 17 | AJIT SINGH | Rashtriya Republican Party | 1609 | 6 | 1615 | 0.14 |
| 18 | SURINDER KUMAR BANSAL | Independent | 1537 | 3 | 1540 | 0.14 |
| 19 | HARPREET SINGH | Independent | 1531 | 7 | 1538 | 0.14 |
| 20 | KULDEEP SINGH | India Praja Bandhu Party | 1484 | 6 | 1490 | 0.13 |
| 21 | BALWINDER SINGH CHOHAN | Jan Sewa Driver Party | 1366 | 1 | 1367 | 0.12 |
| 22 | BALWINDER SINGH | Republican Party of India (Athawale) | 1364 | – | 1364 | 0.12 |
| 23 | GURCHARAN SINGH | Independent | 1338 | 4 | 1342 | 0.12 |
| 24 | UMESH KUMAR | Independent | 1319 | 1 | 1320 | 0.12 |
| 25 | BALWANT SINGH SAMMEWALI | Nationalist Justice Party | 1148 | 4 | 1152 | 0.1 |
| 26 | MOHAN SINGH | Independent | 1075 | 3 | 1078 | 0.1 |
| 27 | JASKARAN SINGH SIDHU | Independent | 970 | 1 | 971 | 0.09 |
| 28 | JASWANT SINGH KHATRI | Independent | 820 | 1 | 821 | 0.07 |
| 29 | CHAMKAUR SINGH | Independent | 638 | 4 | 642 | 0.06 |
| 30 | NOTA | None of the Above | 5895 | 205 | 6100 | 0.54 |
| Total | 1117934 | 7181 | 1125115 |
- Gurmit Singh Sodhi (BJP): A prominent figure in Punjab politics, Sodhi has been a strong advocate for the rights of the Scheduled Castes and has a significant following among the Dalit community. His leadership and connection with voters were crucial in his victory.
- Sher Singh Ghubaya (INC): A member of the Indian National Congress (INC), Ghubaya has been actively campaigning in the constituency. He has a strong grassroots presence and has been vocal about his party’s policies.
- Jagdeep Singh Kaka Brar (AAP): A member of the Aam Aadmi Party (AAP), Brar has been a prominent figure in the party. He has a significant following among the young voters and has been actively campaigning in the constituency.
Factors Influencing the Outcome:
- Voter Turnout: The voter turnout in Firozpur was 65.95%, which is slightly lower than the national average. This indicates a moderate engagement from the electorate, which contributed to the high election stakes.
- Demographic Shifts: Firozpur’s demographics have been shifting, with a growing population of young voters and a significant presence of Scheduled Castes. This shift has been influencing the political landscape, with parties adapting their strategies to cater to these groups.
Implications for Local, State, and National Politics:
- Local Politics: Sodhi’s victory is seen as a significant boost for the BJP in Punjab. It reinforces the party’s influence in the region and showcases the electorate’s faith in Sodhi’s leadership.
- State Politics: The result has implications for the future of the INC government in Punjab. The party’s loss in Firozpur could impact its ability to maintain its majority in the state assembly.
- National Politics: The outcome of the Firozpur election is significant in the context of national politics. It highlights the importance of local issues and the need for parties to adapt their strategies to cater to the diverse demographics of different constituencies.
Conclusion:
The Firozpur Lok Sabha election result in 2024 is a significant development in Indian politics. Gurmit Singh Sodhi’s victory and the performance of other candidates highlight the importance of local issues and demographic shifts in shaping the political landscape. As we reflect on the results, engaging with the insights and trends that emerged from this election is essential.
