RAINKA
Assembly seat no. 16 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1967.
Winner, 2007
DR. PREM SINGH
INC
Elections held
9
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 2007
3,279
8.23% of valid votes
Result, 2007
Runner-up
BJPBALBIR SINGH
- Votes
- 17,477
- Vote share
- 43.87%
- Behind by
- 3,279
Electors
52,812
Total votes polled
39,842
Valid votes
39,842
NOTA votes
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Turnout
75.4%
Full result, 2007
3 candidates · 39,842 valid votes
DR. PREM SINGHINCwon
20,756
52.1%
BALBIR SINGHBJP
17,477
43.9%
PRITHVI SINGHBSP
1,609
4.0%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 9 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | DR. PREM SINGH | INC | 20,756 | 52.10% | BALBIR SINGH | 3,279 |
| 2003 | DR. PREM SINGH | INC | 19,948 | 54.95% | BALBIR SINGH | 6,334 |
| 1998 | PREM SINGH | INC | 20,590 | 66.31% | ROOP SINGH | 11,238 |
| 1993 | PREM SINGH | INC | 15,500 | 55.52% | MOHAN LAL AZAD | 3,714 |
| 1990 | ROOP SINGH | JD | 13,836 | 54.34% | PREM SINGH | 2,689 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
