DIRBHA
Assembly seat no. 87 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1977.
Winner, 1980
BALDEV SINGH
SAD
Elections held
7
1977–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 7
Margin, 1980
6,063
10.51% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)CHITWANT SINGH
- Votes
- 21,496
- Vote share
- 37.26%
- Behind by
- 6,063
Electors
79,620
Total votes polled
57,693
Valid votes
57,693
NOTA votes
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Turnout
72.5%
Full result, 1980
5 candidates · 57,693 valid votes
BALDEV SINGHSADwon
27,559
47.8%
CHITWANT SINGHINC(I)
21,496
37.3%
HARI SINGHINC(U)
7,899
13.7%
KARAMJIT SINGHIND
389
0.7%
SADHU SINGHJNPSC
350
0.6%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | SURJIT SINGH DHIMAN | INC | 54,036 | 47.81% | BALDEV SINGH MANN | 1,153 |
| 2002 | SURJIT SINGH DHIMAN | IND | 35,099 | 36.58% | BALDEV SINGH MANN | 996 |
| 1997 | GURCHARAN SINGH | INC | 36,549 | 38.95% | BALDEV SINGH | 6,363 |
| 1992 | GURHARAN SINGH | INC | 3,072 | 39.92% | BALDEV SINGH | 448 |
| 1985 | BALDEV SINGH | SAD | 28,923 | 49.03% | JASVIRINDER SINGH | 14,206 |
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 DIRBHA assembly constituency in 2007?
SURJIT SINGH DHIMAN (INC) won DIRBHA in 2007, by a margin of 1,153 votes.
Which party has won DIRBHA the most times?
INC, with 3 of the 7 wins recorded since 1977.
How many times has DIRBHA gone to the polls?
7 times, from 1977 to 2007.
Who has won DIRBHA the most times?
BALDEV SINGH, with 3 wins between 1977 and 1985.
