FATEHGARH
Assembly seat no. 1 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
SANTOKH SINGH
INC(I)
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1980
1,960
3.55% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
SADNIRMAL SINGH
- Votes
- 24,803
- Vote share
- 44.90%
- Behind by
- 1,960
Electors
75,796
Total votes polled
55,239
Valid votes
55,239
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
72.9%
Full result, 1980
4 candidates · 55,239 valid votes
SANTOKH SINGHINC(I)won
26,763
48.5%
NIRMAL SINGHSAD
24,803
44.9%
HAMIDA TUFAILIND
3,298
6.0%
SWARAN SINGHJNPSC
375
0.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | NIRMAL SINGH KAHLON | SAD | 49,909 | 51.27% | SUKHJINDER SINGH RANDHAWA DHAROWALI | 5,828 |
| 2002 | SUKHJINDER SINGH | INC | 46,739 | 53.56% | NIRMAL SINGH KAHLON | 7,452 |
| 1997 | NIRMAL SINGH | IND | 43,195 | 52.66% | SUKHJINDER SINGH | 5,536 |
| 1992 | LAKHMIR SINGH | INC | 4,205 | 46.18% | KHAIRATI LAL | 299 |
| 1985 | NIRMAL SINGH | SAD | 36,915 | 62.31% | JOGINDER SINGH | 16,038 |
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 FATEHGARH assembly constituency in 2007?
NIRMAL SINGH KAHLON (SAD) won FATEHGARH in 2007, by a margin of 5,828 votes.
Which party has won FATEHGARH the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has FATEHGARH gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 2007.
Who has won FATEHGARH the most times?
SANTOKH SINGH, with 3 wins between 1969 and 1980.
