RANIKHET
Assembly seat no. 12 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.
Winner, 1985
POORAN SINGH
INC
Elections held
10
1967–1996
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1985
22,807
43.18% of valid votes
Result, 1985
Runner-up
INDJASWANT SINGH BIST
- Votes
- 7,546
- Vote share
- 14.29%
- Behind by
- 22,807
Electors
1,52,612
Total votes polled
52,818
Valid votes
52,818
NOTA votes
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Turnout
34.6%
Full result, 1985
12 candidates · 52,818 valid votes
POORAN SINGHINCwon
30,353
57.5%
JASWANT SINGH BISTIND
7,546
14.3%
GHANANAND MATHPALBJP
5,654
10.7%
GHANSHYAM DATT MAMGAILKD
4,121
7.8%
DINESH CHANDRAIND
1,730
3.3%
RANJIT SINGHIND
954
1.8%
NANDA BALLAB PANTIND
794
1.5%
PANCHAM SINGH RAWATIND
459
0.9%
DIWAN SINGH BHOLEIND
384
0.7%
BISHAN SINGHIND
360
0.7%
PRAKASH CHANDRA ARYAIND
248
0.5%
PRAYAG DATT PANTIND
215
0.4%
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.
