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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 39 · 1962

Sampla

Winner — 1962

RAM SARUP
HLS
HLS 33.5%INC 27.4%4 others 39.2%
Votes
15,626
33.5% share
Winning margin
2,839
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.2%
of 64,656

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM SARUP
HLS
15,62633.5%
2
MARU SINGH
INC
12,78727.4%
3
SIRI RAM SHARMA
HF
8,61318.4%
4
SAMANDER SINGH
IND
5,43511.6%
5
MUNSHI
IND
4,0048.6%
6
NIHAL SINGH
IND
2380.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (75th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 34.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
75th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.24
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
84th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HLS 33.5%INC 27.4%HF 18.4%IND 11.6%IND 8.6%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

What's nearby?

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