SHAM CHAURASI
Assembly seat no. 42 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 13 times since 1967.
Winner, 1997
ARJAN SINGH JOSH
SAD
Elections held
13
1967–2022
Most successful party
INC
won 6 of 13
Margin, 1997
13,495
18.35% of valid votes
Result, 1997
Runner-up
BSPGURPAL CHAND
- Votes
- 19,243
- Vote share
- 26.17%
- Behind by
- 13,495
Electors
1,17,504
Total votes polled
73,539
Valid votes
73,539
NOTA votes
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Turnout
62.6%
Full result, 1997
5 candidates · 73,539 valid votes
ARJAN SINGH JOSHSADwon
32,738
44.5%
GURPAL CHANDBSP
19,243
26.2%
RAM RATTANINC
17,892
24.3%
DHARAM PALIND
2,438
3.3%
KUNDAN LALIND
1,228
1.7%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 13 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2022 | DR.RAVJOT SINGH | AAAP | 60,730 | 48.97% | PAWAN KUMAR ADIA | 21,356 |
| 2017 | PAWAN KUMAR ADIA | INC | 46,612 | 37.62% | DR. RAVJOT SINGH | 3,815 |
| 2012 | MOHINDER KAUR JOSH | SAD | 43,360 | 38.64% | CHAUDHARY RAM LUBHAYA | 5,306 |
| 2007 | MOHINDER KAUR | SAD | 37,739 | 40.46% | CHOUDHARY RAM LUBHAYA | 2,817 |
| 2002 | RAM LUBHAYA | INC | 24,446 | 31.24% | MOHINDER KAUR JOSH | 1,481 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
