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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1951
Sampla
Winner — 1951
MARU SINGH
ZP
ZP 38.7%IND 21.4%4 others 39.9%
Votes
13,568
38.7% share
Winning margin
6,042
17.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.4%
of 45,902
Sampla is a safe seat — MARU SINGH won by 17.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MARU SINGH | ZP | 13,568 | 38.7% |
| 2 | UMA DATT | IND | 7,526 | 21.4% |
| 3 | LAXMI DEVI | 6,633 | 18.9% | |
| 4 | LAL CHAND | IND | 5,476 | 15.6% |
| 5 | CHET RAM | IND | 1,036 | 3.0% |
| 6 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 849 | 2.4% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.9% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
117th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ZP 38.7%IND 21.4%INC 18.9%IND 15.6%OTH 5.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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