Dalbir Singh Verka

Dalbir Singh Verka
Member of Punjab Legislative Assembly
In office
27 February 2007 – 6 March 2012
Preceded byRaj Kumar Verka
Succeeded byConstituency disbanded
ConstituencyVerka
In office
1985–1987
Preceded bySohan Singh
Succeeded byGurmej Singh
ConstituencyVerka
Personal details
Born
Punjab, India
PartyAkali Dal (Waris Punjab De)
Other political
affiliations

Dr. Dalbir Singh Verka is an Indian politician of Akali Dal Waris Punjab De, and former Member of the Legislative Assembly for Verka.

Political career

Verka initially began his political career by getting elected as MLA from Verka in 1985 as a candidate of Indian National Congress.[1] He was elected from this constituency again in 2007 as a member of the Shiromani Akali Dal.[2] Shiromani Akali Dal declared Verka as its candidate for Jandiala in 2017, but he was unsuccessful.[3] Verka contested in 2022 from Amritsar West on the ticket of Shiromani Akali Dal, coming in third place.[4] He was inducted into Aam Aadmi Party by Bhagwant Mann in 2024.[5] Verka joined Akali Dal (Waris Punjab De) in August 2026 in the presence of Tarsem Singh, father of MP Amritpal Singh.[6]

Electoral performance

Punjab Legislative Assembly Election, 1985: Verka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Dalbir Singh Verka 22,128 46.13 Decrease1.47
SAD Khajan Singh 15,604 32.53 New entry
CPI Sohan Singh 8,028 16.74 Decrease31.54
Independent Shanti Devi 650 1.36 New entry
Majority 6,524 13.60
Turnout 47,965 51.91
Registered electors 99,482
INC gain from CPI Swing
Punjab Assembly election, 2007: Verka
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
SAD Dalbir Singh Verka 67,699 53.05 Increase11.77
INC Raj Kumar Verka 49,602 38.87 Decrease12.44
BSP Bhajan Singh 2,735 2.14 Increase0.98
CPI(M) Surinder Singh 2,503 1.96 Decrease0.31
Independent Puran Chand 2,176 1.71 New entry
Independent Tarsem Singh 1,552 1.22 New entry
BSP (A) Kawaljit Singh 1,345 1.05 Increase0.12
Majority 18,097 14.18
Turnout 127,612
Registered electors
SAD gain from INC Swing
Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Jandiala[7][8]
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
INC Sukhwinder Singh Danny Bandala 53,042 43.89
SAD Dalbir Singh Verka 34,620 27.74
AAP Harbhajan Singh E.T.O. 33,912 27.17
BSP Satpal Singh Pakhoke 814 0.65
APP Hardeep Singh 679 0.54
BSP (A) Vikramjit Singh 669 0.54
Independent Harbhajan Singh Jandiala 581 0.47
NOTA None of the above
Majority
Turnout
Registered electors 169,613 [9]
INC gain from SAD Swing
Assembly Election, 2022: Amritsar West
Party Candidate Votes % ±%
AAP Jasbir Singh Sandhu[10] 69,251 58.39
INC Raj Kumar Verka[11] 25,338 21.36
SAD Dalbir Singh Verka 10,370 8.74
BJP Amit Kumar 8,999 7.59
CPI Amarjit Singh Asal 1,368 1.15
NOTA None of the above 987 0.83
Majority 43,913 37.03
Turnout 118,606 55.28
Registered electors 214,073 [12]
AAP gain from INC Swing

References

  1. ↑ "Verka, Vidhan Sabha 1985". India Votes. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  2. ↑ "Verka constituency 2007 Result". Result University. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  3. ↑ "SAD names 4 more, Tota Singh's son to contest from Moga". Tribune India. 5 December 2016. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  4. ↑ "Dr. Dalbir Singh Verka". PTC News. 16 March 2022. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  5. ↑ "Mann inducts Verka, others into AAP". Times of India. 20 May 2024. Retrieved 3 August 2026.
  6. ↑ Ajit WebTV (3 August 2026). Akali Dal Waris Punjab De’s Press Conference from Amritsar Live. YouTube.
  7. ↑ Election Commission of India. "Punjab General Legislative Election 2017". Retrieved 26 June 2021.
  8. ↑ "Jandiala Assembly election result, 2017". Retrieved 13 January 2017.
  9. ↑ Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab. "Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017" (PDF). Retrieved 24 June 2021.
  10. ↑ "Punjab Election 2022: Complete List of AAP Candidates, Check Names HERE". www.india.com. Archived from the original on 22 January 2022. Retrieved 22 January 2022.
  11. ↑ "Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies". FE Online. No. The Financial Express (India). The Indian Express Group. 18 February 2022. Retrieved 18 February 2022.
  12. ↑ "Punjab General Legislative Election 2022". Election Commission of India. Retrieved 18 May 2022.
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