Spotlight On Punjab’s Majitha Constituency As Bikram Majithia Stands Against Lalli Majithia, Jagga Majithia

Punjab will go to the polls on February 20 and the counting of votes will take place on March 10.

New Delhi: Weeks ahead of the Punjab Assembly election 2022, the high-profile Majitha Assembly constituency in Punjab’s Majha region is garnering a lot of attention of observers owing to the Majithia versus Majithia versus Majithia — three namesakes in the fray. Falling under the Amritsar Lok Sabha Constituency, the Vidhan Sabha seat is considered the bastion of Bikram Singh Majithia, the second tallest leader Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) after Badals. Bikram Majitha, who is a three-time MLA from the seat, is up against his arch-rival and former Congress leader Sukhjinder Raj Singh Lalli Majithia, who recently joined the Aam Aadmi Party. To give the two tall leaders a tough fight, Congress has fielded Lalli Majithia’s younger brother and a first-time candidate Jagwinder Pal Singh, alias Jagga Majithia, while BJP has bet upon Pradeep Singh Bhullar to win the polls.

Majitha Assembly Election Results 2017

Punjab – Majitha
Result Declared
candidate	party	votes
Bikram Singh Majithia	Shiromani Akali Dal	65803
Sukhjinder Raj Singh (Lalli)	Indian National Congress	42919
Himmat Singh Shergill	Aam Aadmi Party	10252
Surjit Singh	Bahujan Samaj Party	700
Kulwant Singh	Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)(Simranjit Singh Mann)	657
Himmat Singh	Independent	457
Waryam Singh	Independent	257
Gagandeep Kumar	Independent	224
Sukhjinder Singh	Independent	221
Sukhjinder Singh Tanel	Independent	194
None Of The Above	None Of The Above	924

Key Factors At Play In 2022 Assembly Polls

Bikram Majithia, also known as “Majhe da jarnail” (the general of Majha) within SAD, is currently evading jail term after he was booked under various sections of the Narcotics Drugs and Psychotropic Substances Act in December 21.

Lalli Majithia, who had lost last three consicutive Assembly elections consecutively to Bikram Majithia, recently tuned coat from Congress and joined the Aam Aadmi Party, and is expected to give a tough fight being a native of the town. In 2017, where Bikram Majithia received the 54.07 per cent of votes, Lalli gave a tough fight to him and received 35.27 per cent votes.

The Panthic politics of Majha region at Play

Amritsar district falls in the Majha region of Punjab that is adjacent to the International Border with Pakistan. It is often said that politics of the region runs Punjab. The region that consists of four border districts– Amritsar, Gurdaspur, Tarn Taran, and Pathankot– is the centre of Sikh panthic (religious) politics. Though the region only account for 25 of the 117 seats in the Punjab Assembly, but have played a dominant role in the state’s electoral fate. The region is credited for helping SAD wrestle the power from Congress, at the time led by Capt Amarinder Singh, and form the government in 2007.

Who Rules Majitha Over The Years

Year	Name	Party
1977	Parkash Singh Majitha		Shiromani Akali Dal
1990	Parkash Singh Majitha		Shiromani Akali Dal
1985	Surindarpal Singh		Indian National Congress
1992	Ranjit Singh		Indian National Congress
1997	Parkash Singh Majitha		Shiromani Akali Dal
2001 (By-elections)	Raj Mohinder Singh Majitha		Shiromani Akali Dal
2002	Swinder Singh Kathunangal		Indian National Congress
2007	Bikram Singh Majithia		Shiromani Akali Dal
2012	Bikram Singh Majithia		Shiromani Akali Dal
2017	Bikram Singh Majithia		Shiromani Akali Dal

Complete schedule for Punjab Assembly Polls:

• Issue of notification: January 21
• Last date of notification: January 28
• Scrutiny of nomination: January 29
• Last date of withdrawal of candidature: January 31
• Date of poll:  February 20
• Counting of votes: March 10