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HAMIRPUR

Assembly seat no. 8 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 1 time since 1962.

OverviewElection History
1962INC
Winner, 1962
RUP SINGH PHUL
INC
Elections held
1
1962–1962
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 1
Margin, 1962
9,183
45.15% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
INCRUP SINGH PHUL
Votes
14,481
Vote share
71.19%
Margin
9,183
Runner-up
REPSHANKAR SINGH
Votes
5,298
Vote share
26.05%
Behind by
9,183
Electors
68,380
Total votes polled
20,340
Valid votes
20,340
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
29.8%

Full result, 1962

3 candidates · 20,340 valid votes

1962 election →
RUP SINGH PHULINCwon
14,481
71.2%
SHANKAR SINGHREP
5,298
26.1%
JAGAT SINGHIND
561
2.8%

Past results

Most recent 1 of 1 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1962RUP SINGH PHULINC14,48171.19%SHANKAR SINGH9,183

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

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