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RUPAR

Assembly seat no. 74 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1962.

Punjab also has a Lok Sabha constituency called RUPAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 1 result.

OverviewElection History
1967INC1962CPI
Winner, 1962
SHAMSHER SINGH
CPI
Elections held
2
1962–1967
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1962
1,350
3.78% of valid votes

Result, 1962

Winner
CPISHAMSHER SINGH
Votes
13,542
Vote share
37.89%
Margin
1,350
Runner-up
INCSADHU SINGH
Votes
12,192
Vote share
34.11%
Behind by
1,350
Electors
57,369
Total votes polled
35,738
Valid votes
35,738
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
62.3%

Full result, 1962

5 candidates · 35,738 valid votes

1962 election →
SHAMSHER SINGHCPIwon
13,542
37.9%
SADHU SINGHINC
12,192
34.1%
BABU RAMIND
4,688
13.1%
RAJINDAR SINGHIND
4,412
12.3%
NARINDAR NATHIND
904
2.5%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1967G. SINGHINC21,31459.85%S. S. JOSH8,026
1962SHAMSHER SINGHCPI13,54237.89%SADHU SINGH1,350

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%20%39%59%79%19621967Turnout

Winning margin

0%6%13%19%25%19621967Margin

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