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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1977

Sunam

Winner — 1977

SUKHDEV SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 60.2%INC 38.4%1 others 1.4%
Votes
28,871
60.2% share
Winning margin
10,448
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.5%
of 70,036

Sunam is a safe seat — SUKHDEV SINGH won by 21.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKHDEV SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
28,87160.2%
2
KULBIR SINGH
INC
18,42338.4%
3
GOPAL SINGH
IND
6821.4%

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
safe
21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.4% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
34th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
52nd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 60.2%INC 38.4%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
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