VERKA
Assembly seat no. 14 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
SOHAN SINGH
CPI
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1980
346
0.68% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)DALBIR SINGH
- Votes
- 24,145
- Vote share
- 47.60%
- Behind by
- 346
Electors
90,115
Total votes polled
50,726
Valid votes
50,726
NOTA votes
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Turnout
56.3%
Full result, 1980
7 candidates · 50,726 valid votes
SOHAN SINGHCPIwon
24,491
48.3%
DALBIR SINGHINC(I)
24,145
47.6%
PARKASH CHANDBJP
725
1.4%
HARBANS LAL BHAGATJNPSC
723
1.4%
HARBANS SINGHIND
326
0.6%
INDERJIT TUNGIND
250
0.5%
PRITAM SINGHIND
66
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | DALBIR SINGH | SAD | 67,699 | 53.05% | RAJ KUMAR | 18,097 |
| 2002 | RAJ KUMAR | INC | 48,041 | 51.31% | DALBIR SINGH | 9,390 |
| 1997 | UJAGAR SINGH | SAD | 52,554 | 57.05% | GURMEJ SINGH | 31,445 |
| 1992 | GURMEJ SINGH | INC | 7,426 | 78.50% | KARATAR SINGH | 5,830 |
| 1985 | DALBIR SINGH | INC | 22,128 | 46.13% | KHAJAN SINGH | 6,524 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
Turnout and closeness over time
Turnout
Winning margin
Frequently asked
Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.
Who won the VERKA assembly constituency in 2007?
DALBIR SINGH (SAD) won VERKA in 2007, by a margin of 18,097 votes.
Which party has won VERKA the most times?
INC, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has VERKA gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 2007.
Who has won VERKA the most times?
GURMEJ SINGH, with 3 wins between 1969 and 1992.
