79.65% of the population spoke Punjabi and 18.19% Hindi as their first language. Hindi is spoken mainly in urban areas. Government and politics Politics The district is a part of the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency. Ravneet Singh Bittu from Congress is the MP since 2019. Following is a list of the assembly constituencies in the district. MLAs Administrative divisions For the administrative purpose, Ludhiana district is divided into seven tehsils, which are: - Jagraon Khanna Ludhiana (East) Ludhiana (West) Payal Raikot Samrala Ludhiana West Tehsil is a tehsil in Ludhiana district. It has 125 villages. Ludhiana East Tehsil is a tehsil in Ludhiana district. It has 181 villages. Also, there are seven sub-tehsils in Ludhiana district: - Dehlon Koom Kalan Ludhiana Central Machhiwara Maloud Mullanpur Dakha Sidhwan Bet Places of interest References External links Official website Districts of Punjab, India