Punjab · Parliament (Lok Sabha) Election 1977 SC
Basant Singh of Shiromani Akali Dal won the Ropar Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab in the 1977 general election, with a winning margin of 82,572 votes (16.80%).
4 candidates contested this seat. The constituency had 637,090 registered electors and 491,388 votes were polled, recording a turnout of 77.10%. This is a Scheduled Caste (SC) reserved constituency. Full candidate-wise vote breakdown, vote shares, and constituency statistics are below.
Shiromani Akali Dal
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In the 1977 Lok Sabha election, Basant Singh of Shiromani Akali Dal secured victory in the Ropar constituency (Punjab) with a margin of 82,572 votes. This is a constituency reserved for Scheduled Caste (SC) candidates, ensuring representation of marginalized communities in India's Parliament.
Out of 637,090 registered electors, 491,388 votes were polled, resulting in a turnout of 77.10%. A total of 4 candidates contested from this constituency. The vote share chart above visualizes how votes were distributed among the candidates.
India uses the First-Past-The-Post (FPTP) system where the candidate with the most votes wins. The margin percentage indicates how decisive the victory was relative to total votes polled. Explore related constituencies and historical results below.
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