RAIPUR
Assembly seat no. 79 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 4 times since 1962.
Winner, 1972
PREM SINGH
INC
Elections held
4
1962–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 3 of 4
Margin, 1972
1,509
3.34% of valid votes
Result, 1972
Runner-up
SADSURINDER NATH KHOSLA
- Votes
- 20,622
- Vote share
- 45.63%
- Behind by
- 1,509
Electors
67,477
Total votes polled
45,191
Valid votes
45,191
NOTA votes
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Turnout
67.0%
Full result, 1972
4 candidates · 45,191 valid votes
PREM SINGHINCwon
22,131
49.0%
SURINDER NATH KHOSLASAD
20,622
45.6%
SUKHDEV SINGHIND
1,545
3.4%
PIARA SINGHIND
893
2.0%
Past results
Most recent 4 of 4 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1972 | PREM SINGH | INC | 22,131 | 48.97% | SURINDER NATH KHOSLA | 1,509 |
| 1969 | JASDEV SINGH | SAD | 17,648 | 39.44% | SAT PAL KAPUR | 732 |
| 1967 | S. KAPUR | INC | 19,073 | 52.26% | B. SINGH | 5,736 |
| 1962 | JASDEV SINGH | INC | 21,482 | 47.51% | SURINDER NATH | 4,453 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
