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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 82 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Sherpur
Winner — 1980
CHAND SINGH
CPM· Left
CPM 58.6%INC(I) 35.3%2 others 6.1%
Votes
30,266
58.6% share
Winning margin
12,046
23.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.0%
of 79,408
Sherpur is a safe seat — CHAND SINGH won by 23.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAND SINGH | Left | 30,266 | 58.6% |
| 2 | JOGINDER SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 18,220 | 35.3% |
| 3 | PIARA SINGH | IND | 2,805 | 5.4% |
| 4 | BARU SINGH | IND | 334 | 0.7% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
26th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.52
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
27th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 58.6%INC(I) 35.3%IND 5.4%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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.