Gurjeet Singh Aujla

Gurjeet Singh Aujla
ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਔਜਲਾ
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
Incumbent
Assumed office
11 March 2017
Preceded byCaptain Amarinder Singh
ConstituencyAmritsar
Personal details
Born30 October 1972 (1972-10-30) (age 52)
Amritsar, Punjab, India
Political partyIndian National Congress
EducationHigher Secondary Educated at C.L.H. Sr. Secondary School, Amritsar, Punjab
ProfessionAgriculturist, Builder
As of August, 2021
Source: [[1]]

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

This section is transcluded from Amritsar (Lok Sabha constituency). (edit | history)
Bye-Election, 2017: Amritsar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gurjeet Singh Aujla 508,153 50.09 Increase2.15
BJP Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina 3,08,964 30.45 Decrease7.29
AAP Upkar Singh Sandhu 1,49,984 14.78 Increase6.58
CPI Daswinder Kaur 17,886 1.76 Increase0.48
None of the Above None of the Above 9,747 0.96 Increase0.71
Majority 1,99,189 19.64 Increase9.44
Turnout 10,16,125 70.50 Increase2.31
INC hold Swing
2019 Indian general elections: Amritsar
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Gurjeet Singh Aujla 445,032 51.78 Increase1.69
BJP Hardeep Singh Puri 3,45,406 40.19 Increase9.74
AAP Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal 20,087 2.34 Decrease12.44
CPI Daswinder Kaur 16,335 1.90 Increase0.14
NOTA None of the Above 8,763 1.02 Increase0.06
Majority 99,626 11.59 Decrease8.05
Turnout 8,60,582 57.07 Decrease13.32
INC hold Swing

References

  1. ^ http://164.100.47.194/loksabha/members/MemberBioprofile.aspx?mpsno=4940 [bare URL]
  2. ^ "Gurjeet Singh Aujla Biography". oneindia.com. Retrieved 28 August 2021.
  3. ^ "Congress retains Amritsar LS seat". The Indian Express. 12 March 2017. Retrieved 26 March 2017.
  4. ^ "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.
  5. ^ "Parliament security breach: A Punjabi never runs away from danger, says Amritsar MP who snatched smoke canister from attacker". 13 December 2023.