Summary:
Many assembly constituencies of this Lok Sabha constituency share border with Pakistan and are struggling with rampant drug abuse, especially Khemkaran. During the 2009 Lok Sabha elections, Rattan Singh Ajnala of SAD defeated Rana Gurjit Singh of Congress with a margin of 32,260 votes. AMRITSAR: Khadoor Sahib in Tarn Taran district , once a militancy hotbed in Punjab, may have long returned to peaceful ways but the land remains dotted with religious places dedicated to erstwhile militants.This Sahib Lok Sabha constituency, which was created mostly from the former parliamentary seat of Tarn Taran following delimitation in 2008, has always returned Akali candidates to Parliament since its inception. Despite the efforts of his relatives here to secure his release, he died there after being attacked by fellow jail inmates. SAD(A) candidate Simranjit Singh barely managed to get 13,990 votes and even forfeited his security deposit..