FATEHGARH
Assembly seat no. 1 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1997
NIRMAL SINGH
IND
Elections held
11
1962–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1997
5,536
6.75% of valid votes
Result, 1997
Runner-up
INCSUKHJINDER SINGH
- Votes
- 37,659
- Vote share
- 45.91%
- Behind by
- 5,536
Electors
1,10,698
Total votes polled
82,026
Valid votes
82,026
NOTA votes
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Turnout
74.1%
Full result, 1997
3 candidates · 82,026 valid votes
NIRMAL SINGHINDwon
43,195
52.7%
SUKHJINDER SINGHINC
37,659
45.9%
PETERIND
1,172
1.4%
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.
