{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India}} {{Use dmy dates|date=April 2018}} {{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}} {{Infobox Indian constituency | name = Abohar | type= SLA | constituency_no = 81 | map_image = 81-Abohar.svg | mla = Sandeep Jakhar | party = Independent | latest_election_year = 2022 | state = Punjab | district = Fazilka | loksabha_cons = Firozpur | reservation = None | electors = {{formatnum:178416 }} (in 2022){{update after|2027|02}} }} '''Abohar Assembly constituency''' (Sl. No.: 81) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Fazilka district, Punjab state, India.<ref>{{cite web|url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf |title=List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies |accessdate=19 July 2016 |url-status=dead |archiveurl=https://web.archive.org/web/20160423033326/http://ceopunjab.nic.in/english/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf |archivedate=23 April 2016 }}</ref> Abohar assembly constituency is one of the 117 seats of Punjab Vidhan Sabha. This constituency is located in Fazilka district of Punjab and comes under the Firozpur (Lok Sabha constituency) seat. 28% Hindu Jat, 10% Jatt Sikh, 25% Dalit, 14% Bagri Kumhar, 10% Kamboj and 13% others lived there in this constituency.
==Members of Legislative Assembly== {| class="wikitable" !Election !Name<ref>{{Cite web|title=Abohar Election and Results 2018, Candidate list, Winner, Runner-up, Current MLA and Previous MLAs|url=https://www.elections.in/punjab/assembly-constituencies/abohar.html|access-date=|website=Elections in India}}</ref> ! colspan="2" |Party |- |1952 |Chandi Ram |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1957 |Sahi Ram |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh}} |- |1962 |Chandi Ram |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1967 | rowspan="2" |Satya Dev | {{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Jana Sangh| rowspan=2}} |- |1969 |- |1972 | rowspan="2" |Balram Jakhar | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress| rowspan=2}} |- |1977 |- |1980 |Sajjan Kumar Jakhar |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}} |- |1985 |Arjan Singh |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |1992 |Sajjan Kumar Jakhar |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |- |1997 |Dr. Ram Kumar Goyal |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |2002 | rowspan="3" |Sunil Jakhar | {{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress| rowspan=3}} |- |2007 |- |2012 |- |2017 |Arun Narang |{{Full party name with color|Bharatiya Janata Party}} |- |2022 |Sandeep Jakhar |{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress}} |}
== Election results == === 2022 === {{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Abohar }} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |party = Indian National Congress |candidate = Sandeep Jakhar |votes = {{formatnum:49924}} |percentage = 37.70 |change = {{decrease}}3.7 }} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Aam Aadmi Party|candidate=Deep Kamboj|votes={{formatnum:44453}}|percentage=33.60|change={{increase}}22.5}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=Arun Narang|party=Bharatiya Janata Party|votes={{formatnum:21534}}|percentage=16.30|change={{decrease}}27.7}} {{Election box candidate with party link||party=Shiromani Akali Dal|candidate=Dr. Mahinder Kumar Rinwa|votes={{formatnum:14345}}|percentage=10.78|change=new}} {{Election box candidate with party link||candidate=None of the above|party=None of the above|votes=726|percentage=0.55|change=}} {{Election box majority||votes={{formatnum:5471}}|percentage=4.1|change=}} {{Election box turnout||votes={{formatnum:133102}}|percentage=74.5|change=}} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = {{formatnum:178739}} |ref= <ref name="ECI 2022">{{cite web |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2022 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14165-punjab-general-legislative-election-2022/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}</ref> }} {{Election box gain with party link |winner = Indian National Congress |loser = Bharatiya Janata Party |swing =INC }} {{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2022"/>
=== 2017 === <!-- this section is transcluded on Electoral history of the MLA --> <section begin="Assembly Election 2017"/> <section end="Assembly Election 2017"/> {{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Abohar<ref name=election2017>{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3614-punjab-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date= 26 June 2021}}</ref>}} {{Election box winning candidate with party link| |candidate = Arun Narang |party = Bharatiya Janata Party |votes = {{formatnum:55091}} |percentage = 44.0 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Sunil Jakhar |party = Indian National Congress |votes = {{formatnum:51812}} |percentage = 41.4 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = Atul Nagpal |party = Aam Aadmi Party |votes = {{formatnum:13888}} |percentage = 11.1 |change = }} {{Election box candidate with party link| |candidate = None of the above |party = None of the above |votes = {{formatnum:1212}} |percentage = 0.8 |change = }} {{Election box majority| |votes = {{formatnum:3279}} |percentage = 2.6 |change = }} {{Election box turnout| |votes = {{formatnum:123917}} |percentage = 78.4 |change = }} {{Election box registered electors |reg. electors = {{formatnum:159,660}} }} {{Election box end}}
==References== {{reflist|2}}
==External links== * {{cite web |title=Record of all Punjab Assembly Elections |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/86-punjab/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=14 March 2022}} {{Assembly constituencies of Punjab}} {{coord|30.15|74.2|display=title}}
Category:Assembly constituencies of Punjab, India Category:Fazilka district Category:Politics of Punjab, India Category:Legislative Assembly constituencies of Indian states established in 1951 Category:1951 establishments in East Punjab= SLA | constituency_no = 81