Rainka Assembly constituency
Constituency of the Himachal Pradesh legislative assembly in India
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Rainka was an assembly constituency in the India state of Himachal Pradesh.
| Rainka | |
|---|---|
| Former constituency for the Himachal Pradesh Legislative Assembly | |
| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| Region | North India |
| State | Himachal Pradesh |
| Established | 1952 |
| Abolished | 2007 |
| Total electors | 52,812 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Election | Member | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1952 | Dharam Singh | Independent politician | |
| Partap Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1967 | Yashwant Singh Parmar | Indian National Congress | |
| 1972 | Yeshwant Singh Parmar | ||
| 1977 | Roop Singh | Janata Party | |
| 1982 | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1985 | |||
| 1990 | Roop Singh | Janata Dal | |
| 1993 | Prem Singh | Indian National Congress | |
| 1998 | |||
| 2003 | Dr. Prem Singh | ||
| 2007 | |||
Election results
Assembly By-election 2011
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| BJP | Hirdaya Ram | 20,804 | 53.13% |  9.29 | |
| INC | Vinay Kumar | 17,278 | 44.12% |  7.94 | |
| Independent | Sunder Singh | 1,075 | 2.75% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,526 | 9.00% | 0.78 | ||
| Turnout | 39,157 | 74.62% | 0.86 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,473 | 0.64 | |||
| BJP gain from INC | Swing | 1.06 |
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Assembly Election 2007
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Prem Singh | 20,756 | 52.07% | 2.88 | |
| BJP | Balbir Singh | 17,477 | 43.84% | 6.34 | |
| BSP | Prithvi Singh | 1,609 | 4.04% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,279 | 8.23% | 9.22 | ||
| Turnout | 39,863 | 75.48% | 1.90 | ||
| Registered electors | 52,812 | 12.57 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 2.88 |
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Assembly Election 2003
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Dr. Prem Singh | 19,948 | 54.95% | 11.36 | |
| BJP | Balbir Singh | 13,614 | 37.50% | 7.38 | |
| HVC | Madhu Ram | 1,079 | 2.97% | 0.94 | |
| Independent | Gorkh Ram | 969 | 2.67% | New | |
| LJP | Mohan Lal Azad | 692 | 1.91% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 6,334 | 17.45% | 18.75 | ||
| Turnout | 36,302 | 77.41% | 5.64 | ||
| Registered electors | 46,915 | 8.40 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 11.36 |
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Assembly Election 1998
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prem Singh | 20,590 | 66.31% | 10.79 | |
| BJP | Roop Singh | 9,352 | 30.12% | 12.10 | |
| HVC | Chander Sain | 632 | 2.04% | New | |
| JD | Gorkhu Ram | 475 | 1.53% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 11,238 | 36.19% | 22.89 | ||
| Turnout | 31,049 | 73.93% | 1.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 43,280 | 8.95 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | 10.79 |
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Assembly Election 1993
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prem Singh | 15,500 | 55.52% | 11.74 | |
| BJP | Mohan Lal Azad | 11,786 | 42.22% | New | |
| Independent | Rati Ram | 371 | 1.33% | New | |
| Independent | Chet Ram | 182 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 3,714 | 13.30% | 2.74 | ||
| Turnout | 27,917 | 70.94% | 3.72 | ||
| Registered electors | 39,724 | 3.85 | |||
| INC gain from JD | Swing | 1.18 |
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Assembly Election 1990
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JD | Roop Singh | 13,836 | 54.34% | New | |
| INC | Prem Singh | 11,147 | 43.78% | 25.68 | |
| Independent | Rati Ram Sirmauri | 477 | 1.87% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 2,689 | 10.56% | 31.23 | ||
| Turnout | 25,460 | 67.25% | 5.11 | ||
| Registered electors | 38,253 | 16.89 | |||
| JD gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1985
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prem Singh | 13,968 | 69.46% | 10.99 | |
| BJP | Mohan Lal | 5,564 | 27.67% | 15.55 | |
| JP | Atma Ram | 577 | 2.87% | 24.56 | |
| Margin of victory | 8,404 | 41.79% | 10.75 | ||
| Turnout | 20,109 | 62.27% | 5.36 | ||
| Registered electors | 32,726 | 2.54 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1982
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Prem Singh | 10,466 | 58.47% | 26.85 | |
| JP | Mohan Lal | 4,910 | 27.43% | 33.93 | |
| BJP | Gorakh Ram | 2,170 | 12.12% | New | |
| Independent | Ratti Ram | 237 | 1.32% | New | |
| Independent | Kehar Singh | 117 | 0.65% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 5,556 | 31.04% | 1.31 | ||
| Turnout | 17,900 | 56.89% | 8.47 | ||
| Registered electors | 31,916 | 8.82 | |||
| INC gain from JP | Swing | 2.89 |
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Assembly Election 1977
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| JP | Roop Singh | 8,568 | 61.36% | New | |
| INC | Nain Singh Tomar | 4,416 | 31.62% | 61.76 | |
| Independent | Pratap Singh | 980 | 7.02% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 4,152 | 29.73% | 57.04 | ||
| Turnout | 13,964 | 48.32% | 1.78 | ||
| Registered electors | 29,328 | 11.44 | |||
| JP gain from INC | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1972
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yeshwant Singh Parmar | 12,140 | 93.38% | 12.67 | |
| ABJS | Narain Singh | 860 | 6.62% | 12.67 | |
| Margin of victory | 11,280 | 86.77% | 25.34 | ||
| Turnout | 13,000 | 50.72% | 6.59 | ||
| Registered electors | 26,317 | 9.17 | |||
| INC hold | Swing | ||||
Assembly Election 1967
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| INC | Yashwant Singh Parmar | 10,010 | 80.71% | 34.54 | |
| ABJS | N. Singh | 2,392 | 19.29% | New | |
| Margin of victory | 7,618 | 61.43% | 53.76 | ||
| Turnout | 12,402 | 44.62% | 22.46 | ||
| Registered electors | 28,973 | 2.87 | |||
| INC gain from Independent | Swing | 26.88 |
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Assembly Election 1952
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Independent | Dharam Singh | 3,267 | 53.83% | New | |
| INC | Yashwant Singh Parmar | 2,802 | 46.17% | New | |
| INC | Partap Singh | New | |||
| Margin of victory | 465 | 7.66% | |||
| Turnout | 6,069 | 20.35% | |||
| Registered electors | 29,828 | ||||
| Independent win (new seat) | |||||
