Patiala Lok Sabha Constituency is one of the 13 constituencies of Punjab. The Patiala Parliamentary Constituency was formed before the 1951 elections.
Punjab saw a polling percentage of 59 per cent in 13 seats. In Chandigarh seat, about 64 per cent turnout was registered. Maximum polling percentage was witnessed at 64.18 in Patiala and the lowest was in Amritsar at 52.47.
Surjit Singh Rakhra of Shiromani Akali Dal, Neena Mittal of Aam Aadmi Party, Preneet Kaur of Indian National Congress and Ashwani Kumar of Shivsena are a few prominent candidates constesting Lok Sabha election for 2019 from Patiala Lok Sabha Constituency of Punjab.
They are - Nabha (SC), Patiala Rural, Rajpura, Dera Bassi, Ghanaur, Sanour, Patiala, Samana and Shutrana (SC).
Here is the full list of candidates contesting the Lok Sabha election in 2019 from Patiala Lok Sabha Constituency of Punjab.
Punjab Lok Sabha constituencies: All you need to know
| Serial No. | Name Of Candidate | Party Affiliation |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Surjit Singh Rakhra | Shiromani Akali Dal |
| 2 | Neena Mittal | Aam Aadmi Party |
| 3 | Preneet Kaur | Indian National Congress |
| 4 | Ashwani Kumar | Shivsena |
| 5 | Ajaib Singh | Rashtriya Janshakti Party (Secular) |
| 6 | Harpal Singh | Ambedkarite Party of India |
| 7 | Kshmakant Pandey | Hindustan Shakti Sena |
| 8 | Dharam Vira Gandhi | Nawan Punjab Party |
| 9 | Amarpreet Singh | Independent |
| 10 | Shankar Lal | Independent |
| 11 | Harbhajan Singh Virk | Independent |
| 12 | Gurnam Singh | Independent |
| 13 | Jasbir Singh | Independent |
| 14 | Jagmail Singh | Independent |
| 15 | Parminder Kumar | Independent |
| 16 | Parveen Kumar | Independent |
| 17 | Banwari Lal | Independent |
| 18 | Baldeep Singh | Independent |
| 19 | Makhan Singh | Independent |
| 20 | Manjeet Singh | Independent |
| 21 | Mohan Lal | Independent |
| 22 | Randhir Singh Khangura | Independent |
| 23 | Rajesh Kumar | Independent |
| 24 | Rishabh Sharma | Independent |
| 25 | Lal Chand | Independent |
Also read: Patiala Lok Sabha Constituency
The election in this constituency was held in the seventh phase of Lok Sabha election 2019 on May 19 and counting will be held on May 23.
Dharam Vir Gandhi of AAP was elected from this constituency in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls. He had defeated INC candidate Praneet Kaur in the 2014 Lok Sabha polls.
