RAINKA
Assembly seat no. 16 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 9 times since 1967.
Winner, 1998
PREM SINGH
INC
Elections held
9
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 7 of 9
Margin, 1998
11,238
36.19% of valid votes
Result, 1998
Runner-up
BJPROOP SINGH
- Votes
- 9,352
- Vote share
- 30.12%
- Behind by
- 11,238
Electors
43,280
Total votes polled
31,049
Valid votes
31,049
NOTA votes
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Turnout
71.7%
Full result, 1998
4 candidates · 31,049 valid votes
PREM SINGHINCwon
20,590
66.3%
ROOP SINGHBJP
9,352
30.1%
CHANDER SAINHVC
632
2.0%
GORKHU RAMJD
475
1.5%
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
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the RAINKA assembly constituency in 2007?
DR. PREM SINGH (INC) won RAINKA in 2007, by a margin of 3,279 votes.
Which party has won RAINKA the most times?
INC, with 7 of the 9 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has RAINKA gone to the polls?
9 times, from 1967 to 2007.
Who has won RAINKA the most times?
PREM SINGH, with 3 wins between 1985 and 1998.
