The results of the Patiala Lok Sabha Constituency was declared on May 23. Congress candidate Preneet Kaur defeated Shrimani Akali Dal's (SAD) Surjit Singh Rakhra. The counting of votes began in the parliamentary seat in Punjab at 8 am on Thursday, May 23. Voting for the Patiala seat took place in the seventh and final phase of Lok Sabha Elections 2019 on May 19. The Patiala Lok Sabha seat has nine assembly constituencies: Patiala, Patiala Rural, Nabha, Rajpura, Dera Bassi, Ghanaur, Sanour, Shutrana and Samana. Out of these assembly seats, seven has Congress legislatures. The constituency is part of the Malwa region of Punjab and it has a constituency number 13. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Schedule: Voting In 7 Phases From April 11 to May 19, Counting And Results On May 23; Check All Dates For General Elections.

The Congress fielded Three-time MP and Captain Amarinder Singh's Wife Preneet Kaur, while the Bharatiya Janata Party's alliance Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) gave the ticket to Surjit Singh Rakhra from Patiala. The last date of filing nomination for the seat was April 22. The scrutiny of nominations papers took place on April 30. Meanwhile, the last date of withdrawal of candidature was May 2. Lok Sabha Elections 2019 Phase VII: List of States And Constituencies Voting on May 19.

Here are important details about Patiala Lok Sabha:

Issue of Notification April 22
Last date for filing nomination April 29
Scrutiny of nomination April 30
Last date for withdrawal of candidature May 2
Date of Poll May 19
Date of Result May 23

Watch: Details of Lok Sabha Polls Phase VII

Politically, Patiala remained the Congress stronghold. Out of the 16 Lok Sabha elections, 10 were won by the Congress candidate. In the last elections, AAP leader Dharamvir Gandhi cliched the seat from Kaur. However, after winning the elections. The Punjab CM also won from this seat in 1980. Lok Sabha Elections 2019: Why Captain Amarinder Singh Can be The Next Prime Minister of India.

List of States And Constituencies That Will Vote On May 19 In Phase VII:

State (No. of seats voting in this phase) Constituencies
Bihar (8) Nalanda, Patna Sahib, Pataliputra, Arrah, Buxar, Sasaram, Kurakat, Jahanabad
Jharkhand (3) Rajmahal, Dumka, Godda
Madhya Pradesh (8) Dewas, Ujjain, Mandsaur, Ratlam, Dhar, Indore, Khargone, Khandwa
Punjab (13) Gurdaspur, Amritsar, Khadoor Sahib, Jalandhar, Hoshiarpur, Anandpur Sahib, Ludhiana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Faridkot, Firozpur, Bathinda, Sangrur, Patiala
West Bengal (9) Dum Dum, Barasat, Basirhat, Jaynagar, Mathurapur, Diamond Harbour, Jadavpur, Kolkata Dakshin, Kolkata Uttar
Chandigarh (1) Chandigarh
Uttar Pradesh (13) Maharajganj, Gorakhpur, Kushi Nagar, Deoria, Bansgaon, Ghosi, Salempur, Ballia, Ghazipur, Chandauli, Varanasi, Mirzapur, Robertsganj
Himachal Pradesh (4) Kangra, Mandi, Hamirpur, Shimla

The Election Commission of India (ECI) on March 10, declared dates of the upcoming Lok Sabha elections. The polls will take place in seven phases from April 11 to May 19. The results will be declared on May 23. Meanwhile, the elections process will be completed by May 26.

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