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{{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
| map_image = 69-Raikot.svg
| state = [[Punjab, India|Punjab]]
| district = [[Ludhiana district|Ludhiana]]
| loksabha_cons = [[Fatehgarh Sahib Lok Sabha constituency|Fatehgarh Sahib]]
| reservation = SC
| type = SLA
| constituency_no = 69
| mla = [[Hakam Singh Thekedar]]
| party = [[Aam Aadmi Party]]
| latest_election_year = [[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
| electors = {{formatnum:156301}}<ref name="electorate2022">{{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 }}{{Dead link|date=July 2025 |bot=InternetArchiveBot |fix-attempted=yes }}</ref>{{update after|2027|6}}
}}
'''Raikot''' is a [[Punjab Legislative Assembly]] constituency in [[Ludhiana district]], [[Punjab, India|Punjab]] state, India.<ref>{{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}}</ref>

== 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 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1957]]
| Wazir Singh
|-
|[[1962 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1962]]
| Gurnam Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal|rowspan=5}}
|-
|[[1967 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1967]]
| rowspan=3|[[Jagdev Singh Talwandi]]
|-
|[[1969 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1969]]
|-
|[[1972 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1972]]
|-
|[[1977 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1977]]
| [[Dev Raj Singh Talwandi]]
|-
|[[1980 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1980]]
| Jagdev Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress (Indira)}}
|-
|[[1985 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1985]]
| Talib Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|-
|[[1992 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1992]]
| Nirmal Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[1997 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|1997]]
| Harmohinder Singh
|-
|[[2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2002]]
| [[Ranjit Singh Talwandi]]
|{{Full party name with color|Shiromani Akali Dal}}
|-
|[[2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2007]]
| Harmohinder Singh
|{{Full party name with color|Indian National Congress|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2012]]
| Gurcharan Singh
|-
|[[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2017]]<ref name=election2017/>
| [[Jagtar Singh Jagga Hissowal]]
|{{Full party name with color|Aam Aadmi Party|rowspan=2}}
|-
|[[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|2022]]
| [[Hakam Singh Thekedar]]
|-
|}
{{noteslist}}

== Election results ==
=== 2022 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2022"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2022 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|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]]<ref name="Punjab INC 2022">{{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}}</ref>
|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 =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes =
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:}}
|ref=<ref name="Punjab Election 2022">{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Aam Aadmi Party
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}<section end="Assembly Election 2022"/>

=== 2017 ===
 <section begin="Assembly Election 2017"/> <section end="Assembly Election 2017"/>
{{Election box begin | title=[[2017 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|Punjab Assembly election, 2017]]: Raikot<ref name=election2017>{{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}}</ref>}}
{{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 = [[Amar Singh (Punjab politician)|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=<ref name=electors2017>{{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}}</ref>
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner =Aam Aadmi Party
|loser =Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2012 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2012 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|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 =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 107,977
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:}}
|ref=
}}
{{Election box hold with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser =
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2007 ===
{{Election box begin | title=[[2007 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|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 =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Rajwinder Singh
|votes = 1,949
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Communist Party of India (Marxist-Leninist) (Liberation)
|candidate = Tarsem Singh Jodhan
|votes = 989
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Baljit Singh
|votes = 869
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Bahujan Samaj Party
|candidate = Kulwant Singh
|votes = 849
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box candidate with party link|
|party = Independent (politician)
|candidate = Tarlochan Singh
|votes = 641
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box majority|
|votes = 2,439
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 102,116
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:}}
|ref=
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{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Indian National Congress
|loser = Shiromani Akali Dal
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

=== 2002 ===
{{Election box begin |title=[[2002 Punjab Legislative Assembly election|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 =
}}
{{Election box turnout|
|votes = 90,323
|percentage =
|change =
}}
{{Election box registered electors
|reg. electors = {{formatnum:}}
|ref=
}}
{{Election box gain with party link|
|winner = Shiromani Akali Dal
|loser = Indian National Congress
|swing =
}}
{{Election box end}}

===Previous results===
{|class="wikitable sortable"
!Year||A C No.||Category||Name||Party||Votes||Runner Up||Party||Votes
|-
|1997||54||GEN||Harmohinder Singh||INC||38,297||[[Ranjit Singh Talwandi]]||SAD||34,245
|-
|1992||54||GEN||Nirmal Singh||INC||4,325||Bachitter Singh||SAD||2,822
|-
|1985||54||GEN||Talib Singh||SAD||27,885||Gurcharan Singh||INC||16,763
|-
|1980||54||GEN||Jagdev Singh||INC(I)||27,615||Devraj Singh||SAD||25,020
|-
|1977||54||GEN||Devraj Singh||SAD||25,667||Gurcharan Singh||INC||21,526
|-
|1972||63||GEN||[[Jagdev Singh Talwandi]]||SAD||26,517||Satwant Singh||INC||23,086
|-
|1969||63||GEN||[[Jagdev Singh Talwandi]]||SAD||26,438||Pal Singh||INC||20,981
|-
|1967||63||GEN||[[Jagdev Singh Talwandi]]||SAD||28,912||S. Singh||INC||16,947
|-
|1962||91||GEN||Gurnam Singh||SAD||23,195||Inder Singh||INC||19,467
|-
|1957||104||(ST)||Wazir Singh||INC||35,960||Ajit Kumar||CPI||30,011
|-
|1957||bypoll||(ST)||P. Singh||INC||25,452||J. Singh||CPI||15,076
|}

==References==
{{reflist}}

==External links==
* {{cite web |title=Record of all Punjab Assembly Election results |url=https://old.eci.gov.in/files/category/86-punjab/ |website=eci.gov.in |publisher=Election Commission of India |access-date=14 March 2022}}

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