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Bathinda: Bathinda Lok Sabha seat is mostly held by Akali Dal, while candidates of Congress, CPI and Shiromani Akali Amritsar have also been given a chance. Candidates of Shiromani Akali Dal 10 times, Congress 4 times, Communist Party of India 2 times and Akali Dal Amritsar candidates once have crossed the threshold of Lok Sabha by winning this seat. 19 MPs have won from this seat in the 17 Lok Sabha elections of the country. In 1952 and 1957, this constituency produced two Lok Sabha members, one general and one reserve. Thus, Congress won 4 elections and sent 6 members to Parliament. In 1952 and 1957, Hukum Singh and Ajit Singh of Congress became MPs from this seat. Dhanna Singh Gulshan of Akali Dal in 1962, Kikar Singh of Akali Dal in 1967, Bhan Singh Bhaura of Communist Party of India in 1971, Dhanna Singh Gulshan of Akali Dal in 1977, Hakim Singh of Congress in 1980, Teja Singh of Akali Dal. 1984. Dardi, Sucha Singh Maloa of Akali Dal Amritsar in 1989, Kewal Singh of Congress in 1992, Harinder Singh Khalsa of Akali Dal in 1996, Chatin Singh Samo of Akali Dal in 1998, Bhan Singh Bhaura of Communist Party of India in 1999. In 2004, Bibi Paramjit Kaur Gulshan became a Lok Sabha member from Akali Dal. Later, in 2009, 2014 and 2019, Akali Dal candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal became MP by winning three times in a row. It can only be assumed by examining the people of this constituency that if they sent the eminent poet and classic Akali Dhanna Singh Gulshan to the Lok Sabha twice, they also gave the same honor to the true communist leader Bhan Singh Bhaura, who struggled for this did. People's rights. By offering flowers on the orders of Shiromani Akali Dal President Sant Fateh Singh, his illiterate driver Kikar Singh was made MP and Baba Sucha Singh Maloa, father of Beant Singh, the assassin of Prime Minister Indira Gandhi, also won. Large number of votes cast: In 2009, Akali Dal's Harsimrat Kaur Badal defeated Congress candidate Yuvraj Raninder Singh by a margin of 1,20,948 votes. In 2014, Harsimrat Kaur defeated Congress's Manpreet Singh Badal by a margin of just 19,395 votes. In 2019, Harsimrat Kaur Badal defeated Congress and Captain Amarinder Singh Raja Waring by 21,722 votes, a margin of just 1.8 per cent.
AAP MLAs capture 9 assembly constituencies
There are 9 assembly constituencies in Bathinda Lok Sabha constituency in which MLAs from both Akali Dal and Congress used to be mixed. Now all these assembly constituencies are occupied by Aam Aadmi Party MLAs. Five-time Punjab Chief Minister Prakash Singh Badal was defeated from Lambi Lok Sabha constituency by Gurmeet Singh Khudian, son of Dervish politician Jathedar Jagdev Singh Khudian, who was made the Agriculture Minister of Punjab by the present Bhagwant Mann government. When the Lok Sabha elections were announced, the Aam Aadmi Party again fielded Gurmeet Singh to contest the Badal family. He is considered a religious, clean, honest and forthright politician. Congress party has given ticket to Jeet Muhinder Singh Sidhu, who is considered a strong leader. Bharatiya Janata Party has made Parampal Kaur Sidhu, the daughter-in-law of the Maluka family who left a big government post, as its candidate. Shrimoni Akali Dal Amritsar has fielded Lakha Sidhana. Saromani Akali Dal has also declared Harsimrat Kaur Badal, who has won thrice from Bathinda seat, as its candidate. It would not be irrelevant to mention here that earlier there was an alliance between Shiromani Akali Dal and BJP and Harsimrat Kaur has been getting votes from both the parties. This time due to the break of this alliance, BJP has fielded a different candidate. Therefore, it will not be easy for Akali Dal candidate Harsimrat Kaur Badal to win as before, but the contest will be tough and interesting.
