ROPAR
Constituency no. 7 in Punjab · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Lok Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1971.
Punjab also has an assembly constituency called ROPAR. It is a different territory with a different electorate — see its 2 results.
Winner, 1996
BASANT SINGH
SAD
Elections held
10
1971–2004
Most successful party
SAD
won 5 of 10
Margin, 1996
71,091
10.51% of valid votes
Result, 1996
Runner-up
INCSHAMSHER SINGH
- Votes
- 2,56,867
- Vote share
- 37.99%
- Behind by
- 71,091
Electors
11,72,773
Total votes polled
6,76,164
Valid votes
6,76,164
NOTA votes
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Turnout
57.7%
Full result, 1996
9 candidates · 6,76,164 valid votes
BASANT SINGHSADwon
3,27,958
48.5%
SHAMSHER SINGHINC
2,56,867
38.0%
NARINDER SINGH PAWARSADM
75,702
11.2%
MOHAN LALIND
8,732
1.3%
PIARA SINGHIND
1,945
0.3%
JAGGA RAMIND
1,630
0.2%
GURCHARAN KAURIND
1,493
0.2%
AMARJIT LALKABKUS
1,453
0.2%
RABINDER SINGHIND
384
0.1%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 10 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2004 | SUKHDEV SINGH LIBRA | SAD | 3,47,631 | 43.99% | SHAMSHER SINGH DULLO | 33,637 |
| 1999 | Shamsher Singh | INC | 3,26,651 | 45.91% | Satwinder Kaur | 77,381 |
| 1998 | SATWINDER KAUR | SAD | 3,78,487 | 53.83% | MAN SINGH | 85,504 |
| 1996 | BASANT SINGH | SAD | 3,27,958 | 48.50% | SHAMSHER SINGH | 71,091 |
| 1991 | HARCHAND SINGH | INC | 90,220 | 63.11% | JASPAL SINGH | 63,570 |
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 ROPAR constituency in 2004?
SUKHDEV SINGH LIBRA (SAD) won ROPAR in 2004, by a margin of 33,637 votes.
Which party has won ROPAR the most times?
SAD, with 5 of the 10 wins recorded since 1971.
How many times has ROPAR gone to the polls?
10 times, from 1971 to 2004.
Who has won ROPAR the most times?
BASANT SINGH, with 2 wins between 1977 and 1996.
