PAONTA DOON
Assembly seat no. 18 in Himachal Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1972.
Winner, 1998
RATTAN SINGH
INC
Elections held
9
1972–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 9
Margin, 1998
2,420
5.21% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPSUKH RAM
- Votes
- 13,149
- Vote share
- 28.30%
- Behind by
- 2,420
Electors
61,228
Total votes polled
46,466
Valid votes
46,466
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.9%
Full result, 1998
8 candidates · 46,466 valid votes
RATTAN SINGHINCwon
15,569
33.5%
SUKH RAMBJP
13,149
28.3%
KIRNESH JUNGIND
12,697
27.3%
FATEH SINGHHVC
2,933
6.3%
RAM LAL SHARMASHS
980
2.1%
BHAGAT RAMCPM
781
1.7%
ASGAR ALISP
190
0.4%
HET RAMJD
167
0.4%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SUKH RAM | BJP | 29,322 | 46.69% | KIRNESH JUNG | 4,862 |
| 2003 | SUKH RAM | BJP | 22,647 | 39.78% | KIRNESH JUNG | 5,862 |
| 1998 | RATTAN SINGH | INC | 15,569 | 33.51% | SUKH RAM | 2,420 |
| 1993 | RATTAN SINGH | INC | 21,238 | 49.25% | FATEH SINGH | 5,590 |
| 1990 | FATEH SINGH | BJP | 19,750 | 53.14% | KUSH PARMAR | 5,896 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the PAONTA DOON assembly constituency in 2007?
SUKH RAM (BJP) won PAONTA DOON in 2007, by a margin of 4,862 votes.
Which party has won PAONTA DOON the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 9 wins recorded since 1972.
How many times has PAONTA DOON gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1972 to 2007.
Who has won PAONTA DOON the most times?
SUKH RAM, with 2 wins between 2003 and 2007.
