Faridkot Lok Sabha constituency: BJP's Hans Raj Hans lost by 1,74,529 votes

Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) candidate from Faridkot Hans Raj Hans lost from the Punjab constituency by 1,74,529 in the 2024 Lok Sabha elections on Tuesday. He only garnered 1,23,533.

Punjabi Sufi singer, Hans was running against renowned singer and comedian as well as Aam Aadmi Party (AAP) candidate Karamjit Anmol, who was also trailing.

Independent candidate Sarabjeet Singh Khalsa won in the constituency with 2,98,062 votes, with a margin of over 70,000 votes.

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Hans, a 62-year-old who has been in politics for 15 years, is an MP from the North West Delhi constituency. This time, he contested from his home state. Hans praised Prime Minister Narendra Modi for his efforts benefiting the Sikh community, including the opening of the Kartarpur corridor.

He started his political journey by joining the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) in 2009 but lost when contesting for the Jalandhar Lok Sabha seat. He left the SAD in 2014, joined the Congress two years later, and eventually switched to the BJP.

In the 2019 Lok Sabha elections, Hans won as a Member of Parliament representing the North West Delhi constituency under the BJP ticket. He is also known for his singing career, having sung popular Punjabi songs like "Dil Tote Tote Ho Gaya," "Dil Chori Sada Ho Gaya," and "Nachi Jo Saade Naal."

Hans has no legal cases against him. Financially, he owns assets worth ₹16.3 Crore, including ₹2 Crore in movable assets and ₹14.4 Crore in immovable assets. However, he also has liabilities amounting to ₹7.7 Crore.

Until 2004, Faridkot was a general constituency. Sukhbir Singh Badal, the current president of the SAD, won three consecutive terms as MP from there. Parkash Singh Badal, Sukhbir's father, also contested from this seat in 1977. However, in 2008, due to delimitation, Faridkot became a reserved seat for the scheduled castes. Since then, no political party has consistently held power in the area. Paramjit Kaur Gulshan of the SAD won in 2009, Sadhu Singh of the AAP won in 2014, and Sadique of the Congress won in 2019.