Gurjeet Singh Aujla

Gurjeet Singh Aujla
Gurjeet Singh Aujla
ਗੁਰਜੀਤ ਸਿੰਘ ਔਜਲਾ
Member of Parliament, Lok Sabha
	Incumbent
	Assumed office ; 11 March 2017
Preceded by	Captain Amarinder Singh
Constituency	Amritsar
Personal details
Born	30 October 1972 (age 52); Amritsar, Punjab, India
Political party	Indian National Congress
Education	Higher Secondary Educated at C.L.H. Sr. Secondary School, Amritsar, Punjab
Profession	Agriculturist, Builder
	As of August, 2021Source: []

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

Bye-Election, 2017: Amritsar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Gurjeet Singh Aujla	508,153	50.09	2.15
	BJP	Rajinder Mohan Singh Chhina	3,08,964	30.45	7.29
	AAP	Upkar Singh Sandhu	1,49,984	14.78	6.58
	CPI	Daswinder Kaur	17,886	1.76	0.48
	None of the Above	None of the Above	9,747	0.96	0.71
Majority			1,99,189	19.64	9.44
Turnout			10,16,125	70.50	2.31
	INC hold		Swing

2019 Indian general elections: Amritsar
Party		Candidate	Votes	%	±%
	INC	Gurjeet Singh Aujla	445,032	51.78	1.69
	BJP	Hardeep Singh Puri	3,45,406	40.19	9.74
	AAP	Kuldeep Singh Dhaliwal	20,087	2.34	12.44
	CPI	Daswinder Kaur	16,335	1.90	0.14
	NOTA	None of the Above	8,763	1.02	0.06
Majority			99,626	11.59	8.05
Turnout			8,60,582	57.07	13.32
	INC hold		Swing

References

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

[1] ttp://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.

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