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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 8 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Rupar
Winner — 1957
SADHU SINGH
IND
Also elected — same seat
PARTAP SINGH
INC· 25,142 votes
IND 26.7%INC 20.2%5 others 53.1%
Votes
34,096
26.6% share
Winning margin
8,230
6.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,03,243
A clear win with a 6.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADHU SINGH | IND | 34,096 | 26.6% |
| 2 | SARMUKH SINGH | 25,866 | 20.2% | |
| 3 | PARTAP SINGH | 25,142 | 19.6% | |
| 4 | PIYARA SINGH | IND | 19,454 | 15.2% |
| 5 | RAJA SINGH | 9,679 | 7.6% | |
| 6 | PIRA SINGH | 9,154 | 7.2% | |
| 7 | JAGIR SINGH | IND | 4,530 | 3.5% |
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.
Average turnout (81st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 57.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
81st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
2nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 26.6%INC 20.2%INC 19.6%IND 15.2%CPI 7.6%CPI 7.2%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.