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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1969Reserved (SC)
Sherpur
Winner — 1969
KUNDAN SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 52.8%INC 26.2%2 others 21.0%
Votes
20,498
52.8% share
Winning margin
10,307
26.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
62.8%
of 61,888
Sherpur is a safe seat — KUNDAN SINGH won by 26.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KUNDAN SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 20,498 | 52.8% |
| 2 | JANGIR SINGH | INC | 10,191 | 26.2% |
| 3 | BHAN SINGH BHAURA | Left | 6,740 | 17.4% |
| 4 | GURCHET SINGH | IND | 1,408 | 3.6% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.4% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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34th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
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73rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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52nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 52.8%INC 26.2%CPI 17.4%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,17,508
Density
424 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,458 km²
SC population38.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%SIKH
Sikh 76.1%Hindu 22.9%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.2%
Women literate72.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance20.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
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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.