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Rupnagar Vidhan Sabha — MLA & election results

Who is the MLA of Rupnagar? — Dinesh Kumar Chadha (AAP), who won the Punjab Assembly Election 2022 by 23,632 votes. Below: every candidate's votes.

MLA · 2022

Dinesh Kumar Chadha

AAP
Margin: 23,632Landslide

Punjab Assembly Election 2022 — results

Winner

Dinesh Kumar Chadha

AAPLandslide

votes

59,903

Margin

23,632(17.4%)

Winner vs Runner-up

Dinesh Kumar Chadha · AAPBrinder Singh Dhillon · INC
59,90336,271
Candidate (9)votes
  1. 1Dinesh Kumar Chadha✓ WinnerAAP59,90344.11%
  2. 2Brinder Singh DhillonINC36,27126.71%
  3. 3Dr. DALJIT SINGH CHEEMASADDeposit lost22,33816.45%
  4. 4Iqbal Singh LalpuraBJPDeposit lost10,0677.41%
  5. 5Subedar Avtar SinghINDDeposit lost3,3392.46%
  6. 6Devinder Singh BajwaINDDeposit lost1,9291.42%
See all candidates (+3)
  1. 7Bachitar SinghINDDeposit lost7410.55%
  2. 8NOTA6860.51%
  3. 9Paramjeet Singh MukariPunjab Kisan DalDeposit lost5190.38%
Total votes1,35,793

Deposit lost: 6 of 8 candidates — those not elected who polled no more than one-sixth of the valid votes of all candidates, NOTA excluded (Representation of the People Act 1951, s.158).

Electors & turnout — Assembly election 2022

From the Election Commission of India's statistical report

Electors
1,85,516

incl. service voters

Votes cast
1,36,150

incl. 934 postal

Turnout
73.39%
Polling stations
228

Turnout of men and women

Women75.3%

66,428 of 88,166 voted on EVMs

Men70.7%

68,783 of 97,343 voted on EVMs

Third-gender electors: 7; 5 voted.

  • Candidates8
  • Lost deposit6
  • NOTA686
  • Valid votes1,35,107

Frequently asked questions

Who is the MLA of Rupnagar?

Dinesh Kumar Chadha (AAP) won Rupnagar in the Punjab Assembly Election 2022 with 59,903 votes.

What was the winning margin in Rupnagar?

Dinesh Kumar Chadha defeated Brinder Singh Dhillon (INC) by 23,632 votes.

What was the turnout in Rupnagar in 2022?

73.39% — 1,36,150 of 1,85,516 electors voted (postal votes included). Women's turnout was 75.3%, men's 70.7%.

How many voters does Rupnagar have?

1,85,516 electors at the 2022 election — 97,343 men, 88,166 women, 7 third gender (service voters included), and 228 polling stations.

When is the next assembly election in Rupnagar?

The last general election was completed in March 2022. An assembly's term is five years, so the next general election is due in 2027; the Election Commission of India announces the dates.

Source: eci.gov.in · verify with the original source for official use · Disclaimer