MALOUT
Assembly seat no. 85 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 14 times since 1962.
Winner, 2017
AJAIB SINGH BHATTI
INC
Elections held
14
1962–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 14
Margin, 2017
4,989
3.66% of valid votes
Result, 2017
Runner-up
SADDARSHAN SINGH
- Votes
- 44,109
- Vote share
- 32.39%
- Behind by
- 4,989
Electors
1,64,835
Total votes polled
1,36,194
Valid votes
1,36,194
NOTA votes
899
0.66% of votes polled
Turnout
82.6%
Full result, 2017
7 candidates · 1,36,194 valid votes
AJAIB SINGH BHATTIINCwon
49,098
36.0%
DARSHAN SINGHSAD
44,109
32.4%
PRINCIPAL BALDEV SINGHAAAP
38,663
28.4%
GURTEJ SINGHCPI
1,130
0.8%
SUKHDEV SINGHBSP
1,039
0.8%
BALDEV SINGHIND
864
0.6%
RESHAM SINGHIND
392
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 14 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | Dr. Baljit Kaur | AAAP | 77,370 | 55.60% | Harpreet Singh | 40,261 |
| 2017 | AJAIB SINGH BHATTI | INC | 49,098 | 36.05% | DARSHAN SINGH | 4,989 |
| 2012 | HARPREET SINGH | SAD | 54,170 | 43.40% | NATHU RAM | 2,554 |
| 2007 | HARPREET SINGH | SAD | 51,188 | 45.95% | NATHU RAM | 7,226 |
| 2002 | NATHU RAM | CPI | 46,180 | 51.24% | MUKHTIAR KAUR | 6,609 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
