Back to Punjab 1972 map
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Samana

Winner — 1972

GURDEV SINGH
SAD 40.0%INC 35.6%6 others 24.4%
Votes
18,744
40.0% share
Winning margin
2,034
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.9%
of 70,061

A closely fought contest. GURDEV SINGH won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURDEV SINGH
18,74440.0%
2
BHAJAN LAL
Congress (R)
16,71035.6%
3
MAM CHAND
IND
7,09215.1%
4
PRITAM SINGH
IND
1,4933.2%
5
MAHIRAM
IND
8581.8%
6
GURDIAL SINGH
IND
7521.6%
7
META RAM
IND
6591.4%
8
PRITAM SINGH
IND
5771.2%

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 (26th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 41.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
26th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.52
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
27th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 40.0%INC 35.6%IND 15.1%OTH 9.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25