Gurdaspur
Constituency No. 1 · General
Assembly segments in this district
- Sri Hargobindpur
- Gurdaspur
- Dina Nagar
- Qadian
- Batala
- Fatehgarh Churian
- Dera Baba Nanak
Gurdaspur District
Punjab
Gurdaspur district is one of the districts of Punjab. Its administrative headquarters is at Gurdaspur. It covers 2,635 sq km and had a population of 22,99,026 at the 2011 census, a density of 872 people per square kilometre. Electorally it is covered by 1 Lok Sabha constituency and 7 assembly segments.
District Headquarters
Gurdaspur
Area
2,635 sq km
Population
22.99 Lakh
(2011)
Population Density
872 /km²
Literacy Rate
79.95%
Sex Ratio
895
per 1,000 males
Gurdaspur District Overview
Census 2011Key demographic and social figures for Gurdaspur district.
Total Population
22.99 Lakh
Male Population
12.13 Lakh
Female Population
10.86 Lakh
Rural Population
16.21 Lakh
Urban Population
6.78 Lakh
Scheduled Caste
5.82 Lakh
Scheduled Tribe
0
Literacy Rate
79.95%
Population Density
872 /km²
Sex Ratio
895
females per 1,000 males
Male literacy 84.6%Female literacy 74.8%
District Administration
Administrative structure of Gurdaspur district.
4
Tehsils
11
Blocks
80
Nyay Panchayats
1,280
Gram Panchayats
1,540
Villages
- Headquarters
- Gurdaspur
- Languages
- Punjabi, Hindi
- Census Year
- 2011
- Coordinates
- 32.04° N, 75.4° E
Lok Sabha Constituencies Covering Gurdaspur
(1)A district can be covered by several Lok Sabha constituencies, and a constituency can reach into more than one district.
Primary
Assembly Constituencies Covering Gurdaspur
(7)Assembly constituencies form the segments within Lok Sabha constituencies.
No. 3 · Gurdaspur
AS
Advocate Amarpal Singh
Aam Aadmi Party
MLA
No. 4 · Gurdaspur
BP
Barindermeet Singh Pahra
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 5 · Gurdaspur
AC
Aruna Chaudhary
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 6 · Gurdaspur
PB
Partap Singh Bajwa
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 7 · Gurdaspur
AK
Amansher Singh (Shery Kalsi)
Aam Aadmi Party
MLA
No. 8 · Gurdaspur
TB
Tripat Rajinder Singh Bajwa
Indian National Congress
MLA
No. 9 · Gurdaspur
Your Representatives from Gurdaspur
(8)Members of Parliament and of the Legislative Assembly representing Gurdaspur district.
- ASAdvocate Amarpal SinghAam Aadmi PartyMLASri Hargobindpur · No. 3
- BPBarindermeet Singh PahraIndian National CongressMLAGurdaspur · No. 4
- ACAruna ChaudharyIndian National CongressMLADina Nagar · No. 5
- PBPartap Singh BajwaIndian National CongressMLAQadian · No. 6
- AKAmansher Singh (Shery Kalsi)Aam Aadmi PartyMLABatala · No. 7
- TBTripat Rajinder Singh BajwaIndian National CongressMLAFatehgarh Churian · No. 8
Election History
Lok SabhaGurdaspur · No. 1
- 202418th Lok SabhaINCSukhjinder Singh RandhawaVotes 3,64,043Vote share 33.63%Margin 82,861
- 1. Sukhjinder Singh Randhawa · INC3,64,043 (33.63%)
- 2. Dinesh Singh Babbu · BJP2,81,182 (25.98%)
- 3. Amansher Singh Shery Kalsi · AAP2,77,252 (25.61%)
- 4. Daljit Singh Cheema · SAD85,500 (7.9%)
- 201917th Lok SabhaBJPSunny DeolVotes 5,58,719Vote share 50.61%Margin 82,459
- 1. Sunny Deol · BJP5,58,719 (50.61%)
- 2. Sunil Jakhar · INC4,76,260 (43.14%)
- 3. Peter Masih · AAP27,744 (2.51%)
- 201416th Lok SabhaBJPVinod KhannaVotes 4,82,255Vote share 46.25%Margin 1,36,065
- 1. Vinod Khanna · BJP4,82,255 (46.25%)
- 2. Partap Singh Bajwa · INC3,46,190 (33.19%)
- 3. Sucha Singh Chhotepur · AAP1,73,376 (16.62%)
Political Geography
Understanding the administrative and electoral structure.
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Gurdaspur District at a Glance
- State
- Punjab
- Headquarters
- Gurdaspur
- Area
- 2,635 sq km
- Population
- 22.99 Lakh
- Population density
- 872 per km²
- Sex ratio
- 895 per 1,000 males
- Literacy rate
- 79.95%
- Languages
- Punjabi, Hindi
- Tehsils
- 4
- Blocks
- 11
- Gram panchayats
- 1,280
- Villages
- 1,540
- Lok Sabha seats
- 1
- Assembly segments
- 7
- Census year
- 2011
Sources & data
- Census of India (2011)
- Election Commission of India
- Government of Punjab
Compiled from public records
Figures are as complete as the underlying records.