RANIKHET
Assembly seat no. 12 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1980
JASWANT SINGH BIST
IND
Elections held
10
1967–1996
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
251
0.86% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
INC(I)PURAN SINGH MAHRA
- Votes
- 9,838
- Vote share
- 33.65%
- Behind by
- 251
Electors
1,38,503
Total votes polled
29,235
Valid votes
29,235
NOTA votes
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Turnout
21.1%
Full result, 1980
8 candidates · 29,235 valid votes
JASWANT SINGH BISTINDwon
10,089
34.5%
PURAN SINGH MAHRAINC(I)
9,838
33.6%
PRAMOD CHANDRA PANDEYBJP
6,053
20.7%
PRATAP SINGHINC(U)
1,582
5.4%
RAM LAL VIDYARTHIRPI
562
1.9%
DAYAKRISHNA JOSHIIND
435
1.5%
NANDA BALLABH PADALIYAIND
364
1.3%
DIWAN SINGH BHANDARIIND
312
1.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | AJAY BHATT | BJP | 30,241 | 41.68% | RANJEET SINGH | 5,325 |
| 1993 | BACHI SINGH RAWAT | BJP | 35,066 | 48.89% | RAMESH CHANDRA | 13,094 |
| 1991 | BACHI SINGH RAWAT | BJP | 27,815 | 44.17% | POORAN SINGH | 4,141 |
| 1989 | JASWANT SINGH | IND | 34,894 | 46.44% | PURAN SINGH MAHRA | 5,959 |
| 1985 | POORAN SINGH | INC | 30,353 | 57.47% | JASWANT SINGH BIST | 22,807 |
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 RANIKHET assembly constituency in 1996?
AJAY BHATT (BJP) won RANIKHET in 1996, by a margin of 5,325 votes.
Which party has won RANIKHET the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.
How many times has RANIKHET gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1967 to 1996.
Who has won RANIKHET the most times?
BACHI SINGH RAWAT, with 2 wins between 1991 and 1993.
