Raikot Assembly constituency

{{short description|Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India}}

{{Use dmy dates|date=August 2021}}

{{Use Indian English|date=April 2018}}

{{Infobox Indian constituency

| name = Raikot

| state = Punjab

| district = Ludhiana

| loksabha_cons = Fatehgarh Sahib

| reservation = SC

| type = SLA

| constituency_no = 69

| mla = Hakam Singh Thekedar

| party = Aam Aadmi Party

| latest_election_year = 2022

| electors = {{formatnum:156301}}{{cite web |url=https://www.ceopunjab.gov.in/DownLoadDocument?t=2294&l=En&q=election |title=Voter Turnout Report - General Elections to Punjab Vidhan Sabha, 2022 |publisher=Chief Election Officer, Punjab |access-date=13 March 2022}}{{update after|2027|6}}

}}

Raikot is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Ludhiana district, Punjab state, India.{{cite web|url= http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf|title= List of Punjab Assembly Constituencies|accessdate= 19 July 2016|url-status= dead|archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20160423033326/http://ceopunjab.nic.in/english/Elections/SE/List%20Of%20AC%20Name.pdf|archivedate= 23 April 2016}}

Members of the Legislative Assembly

class="wikitable sortable"
Year

!Member

!colspan="2"|Party

1957{{efn|ByPoll}}

| P. Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

1957

| Wazir Singh

1962

| Gurnam Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal|rowspan=5}}

1967

| rowspan=3|Jagdev Singh Talwandi

1969
1972
1977

| Dev Raj Singh Talwandi

1980

| Jagdev Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}

1985

| Talib Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}

1992

| Nirmal Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

1997

| Harmohinder Singh

2002

| Ranjit Singh Talwandi

|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}

2007

| Harmohinder Singh

|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}

2012

| Gurcharan Singh

2017

| Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal

|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}}

2022

| Hakam Singh Thekedar

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Election results

= 2022 =

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2022: Raikot}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|candidate = Hakam Singh Thekedar

|votes = 63,659

|percentage = 56.04

|change = {{increase}}14.83

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Kamil Amar Singh{{cite news |title=Punjab Elections 2022: Full list of Congress Candidates and their Constituencies |url=https://www.financialexpress.com/india-news/punjab-elections-2022-full-list-of-congress-candidates/2407341/ |access-date=18 February 2022 |work=FE Online |agency=The Indian Express Group |issue=The Financial Express (India) |date=February 18, 2022}}

|votes = 36,015

|percentage = 31.70

|change = {{decrease}}0.45

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Balwinder Singh Sandhu

|votes = 8,381

|percentage = 7.38

|change = {{increase}}6.63

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Dr. Jagtar Singh

|votes = 1,514

|percentage = 1.33

|change = {{increase}}1.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal (Sanyukt)

|candidate = Gurpal Singh Goldy

|votes = 1,276

|percentage = 1.12

|change = {{increase}}1.12

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Baldev Singh (Dev Sarabha)

|votes = 483

|percentage = 0.43

|change = {{increase}}0.43

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Rajpal Singh

|votes = 376

|percentage = 0.33

|change = {{increase}}0.33

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = None of the above

|candidate = None of the above

|votes = 1,232

|percentage = 1.08

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 27644

|percentage = 24.34

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes =

|percentage =

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{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:}}

|ref={{cite web |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2022 |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/14165-punjab-general-legislative-election-2022/ |website=Election Commission of India |access-date=18 May 2022}}

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Aam Aadmi Party

|loser =

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

= 2017 =

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2017: Raikot{{cite web |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/file/3614-punjab-general-legislative-election-2017/ |title=Punjab General Legislative Election 2017 |author=Election Commission of India |access-date= 26 June 2021}}}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Aam Aadmi Party

|candidate = Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal

|votes = 48,245

|percentage = 41.21

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Dr. Amar Singh

|votes = 37,631

|percentage = 32.15

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal

|candidate = Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal

|votes = 29,019

|percentage = 24.8

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Surinder Singh

|votes = 878

|percentage = 0.75

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist)

|candidate = Mota Singh

|votes = 662

|percentage = 0.56

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Daljit Singh

|votes = 309

|percentage = 0.26

}}

{{Election box candidate|

|party = Bahujan Mukti Party

|candidate = Sikandar Singh

|votes = 302

|percentage = 0.25

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes =10614

|percentage =9.06

|change =

}}

{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 117046

|percentage =77.81

|change =

}}

{{Election box registered electors

|reg. electors = {{formatnum:150418}}

|ref={{cite web |url=http://ceopunjab.nic.in/English/Elections/SE/VS2017/D03-Electors%20and%20Polling%20Stations%20VS%202017.pdf |title=Electors and Polling Stations - VS 2017 |author=Chief Electoral Officer - Punjab |access-date= 24 June 2021}}

}}

{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner =Aam Aadmi Party

|loser =Indian National Congress

|swing =

}}

{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2012: Raikot}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Gurcharan Singh

|votes = 49,553

|percentage = 45.89

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal

|candidate = Bikramjit Singh Khalsa

|votes = 45,660

|percentage = 42.29

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = People's Party of Punjab

|candidate = Hakam Singh

|votes = 9,746

|percentage = 9.03

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Baldev Singh

|votes = 2,167

|percentage = 2.01

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Baldev Singh

|votes = 851

|percentage = 0.79

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 3,893

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 107,977

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box hold with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser =

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

{{Election box begin | title=Punjab Assembly election, 2007: Raikot}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link|

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Harmohinder Singh

|votes = 49,629

|percentage =

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal

|candidate = Ranjit Singh Talwandi

|votes = 47,190

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Rajwinder Singh

|votes = 1,949

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)

|candidate = Tarsem Singh Jodhan

|votes = 989

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Baljit Singh

|votes = 869

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Kulwant Singh

|votes = 849

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box candidate with party link|

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Tarlochan Singh

|votes = 641

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box majority|

|votes = 2,439

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 102,116

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Indian National Congress

|loser = Shiromani Akali Dal

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

= 2002 =

{{Election box begin |title=Punjab Legislative Assembly Election, 2002: Raikot}}

{{Election box winning candidate with party link

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal

|candidate = Ranjit Singh Talwandi

|votes = 44,388

|percentage = 49.14%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Indian National Congress

|candidate = Harmohinder Singh Pardhan

|votes = 37,989

|percentage = 42.06%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Lok Bhalai Party

|candidate = Avtar Singh Mullanpuri

|votes = 3087

|percentage = 3.42%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Shiromani Akali Dal (Amritsar)

|candidate = Baldev Singh Bains

|votes = 2483

|percentage = 2.75%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Bahujan Samaj Party

|candidate = Jagjit Singh

|votes = 1226

|percentage = 1.36%

|change =

}}

{{Election box candidate with party link

|party = Independent (politician)

|candidate = Jagjit Singh

|votes = 1150

|percentage = 1.27%

|change =

}}

{{Election box majority|

|votes = 6,399

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box turnout|

|votes = 90,323

|percentage =

|change =

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{{Election box registered electors

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{{Election box gain with party link|

|winner = Shiromani Akali Dal

|loser = Indian National Congress

|swing =

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{{Election box end}}

=Previous results=

class="wikitable sortable"

!Year

A C No.CategoryNamePartyVotesRunner UpPartyVotes
199754GENHarmohinder SinghINC38,297Ranjit Singh TalwandiSAD34,245
199254GENNirmal SinghINC4,325Bachitter SinghSAD2,822
198554GENTalib SinghSAD27,885Gurcharan SinghINC16,763
198054GENJagdev SinghINC(I)27,615Devraj SinghSAD25,020
197754GENDevraj SinghSAD25,667Gurcharan SinghINC21,526
197263GENJagdev Singh TalwandiSAD26,517Satwant SinghINC23,086
196963GENJagdev Singh TalwandiSAD26,438Pal SinghINC20,981
196763GENJagdev Singh TalwandiSAD28,912S. SinghINC16,947
196291GENGurnam SinghSAD23,195Inder SinghINC19,467
1957104(ST)Wazir SinghINC35,960Ajit KumarCPI30,011
1957bypoll(ST)P. SinghINC25,452J. SinghCPI15,076

References

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