Fatehgarh Sahib (Lok Sabha constituency)
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Fatehpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha
Lok Sabha
The Lok Sabha or House of the People is the lower house of the Parliament of India. Members of the Lok Sabha are elected by direct election under universal adult suffrage. As of 2009, there have been fifteen Lok Sabhas elected by the people of India...

 (parliamentary) constituencies of Punjab
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 state in northern India
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. This constituency came into existence as a part of the implementation of delimitation
Boundary delimitation
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 of parliamentary and assembly constituencies in 2008.

Assembly segments

The nine Vidhan Sabha
Vidhan Sabha
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 (legislative assembly) segments of Fatehpur Sahib Lok Sabha constituency are:
  1. Bassi Pathana
  2. Fatehgarh Sahib
  3. Amloh
  4. Khanna
  5. Samrala
  6. Sahnewal
  7. Payal
  8. Raikot
  9. Amargarh


Before delimitation, Amloh, Khanna and Samrala assembly segments were in Ropar
Ropar (Lok Sabha constituency)
-Members of Parliament:*1977: Basant Singh Khalsa, Shiromani Akali Dal*1984: Charanjit Singh, Akali Dal*1989: Bimal Kaur Khalsa, Shiromani Akali Dal *1991: Harchand Singh, Indian National Congress*1996: Satwinder Kaur Dhaliwal, Shiromani Akali Dal...

, Payal was in Ludhiana
Ludhiana (Lok Sabha constituency)
Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab state in northern India.-Assembly segments:...

 and Raikot was in Sangrur
Sangrur (Lok Sabha constituency)
Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency is one of the 13 Lok Sabha constituencies in Punjab state in northern India.-Assembly segments:Presently, Sangrur Lok Sabha constituency comprises the following nine Vidhan Sabha segments:...

. Bassi Pathana, Fatehgarh Sahib, Amargarh and Sahnewal assembly segments were created as a part of delimitation of assembly constituencies in 2008.
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