ROORKEE
Assembly seat no. 420 in Uttar Pradesh · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 11 times since 1962.
Winner, 1980
RAM SINGH
INC(I)
Elections held
11
1962–1996
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 11
Margin, 1980
6,546
10.70% of valid votes
Result, 1980
Runner-up
JNPSCCHATER SINGH
- Votes
- 14,010
- Vote share
- 22.89%
- Behind by
- 6,546
Electors
1,27,363
Total votes polled
61,198
Valid votes
61,198
NOTA votes
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Turnout
48.0%
Full result, 1980
14 candidates · 61,198 valid votes
RAM SINGHINC(I)won
20,556
33.6%
CHATER SINGHJNPSC
14,010
22.9%
AKHTARIND
6,484
10.6%
BRIJ BHUSHAN SHARMABJP
5,646
9.2%
BIRHMA NANDCPI
5,121
8.4%
MAHANT RAJENDRA DASINC(U)
4,657
7.6%
MUSLIM HASAN ANSARIJNPSR
2,198
3.6%
NAIM AHMADIND
789
1.3%
TUFAIL AHMADIND
484
0.8%
MD. MANSUR ALIIND
354
0.6%
SOM PRAKASHIND
353
0.6%
RAM RATANIND
260
0.4%
Showing the top 12 of 14. The full list is in the API.
Past results
Most recent 5 of 11 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1996 | RAM SINGH SAINI | SP | 58,901 | 36.36% | PRITHVI SINGH VIKSIT | 3,897 |
| 1993 | PRITHVI SINGH VIKSEET | BJP | 56,767 | 40.10% | RAGIB NASEEM | 26,328 |
| 1991 | PRITHVI SINGH | BJP | 43,247 | 39.81% | MANSUR | 2,453 |
| 1989 | RAM SINGH SAINI | INC | 38,590 | 38.35% | RAO MUSTAQ AHMAD | 7,086 |
| 1985 | QAZI MOHIUDDIN | LKD | 33,875 | 36.58% | RAM SINGH | 105 |
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 ROORKEE assembly constituency in 1996?
RAM SINGH SAINI (SP) won ROORKEE in 1996, by a margin of 3,897 votes.
Which party has won ROORKEE the most times?
INC, with 4 of the 11 wins recorded since 1962.
How many times has ROORKEE gone to the polls?
11 times, from 1962 to 1996.
Who has won ROORKEE the most times?
RAM SINGH SAINI, with 2 wins between 1989 and 1996.
