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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Dina Nagar
Winner — 1985
JAI MUNI
INC· INC
INC 35.3%BJP 30.6%4 others 34.1%
Votes
19,805
35.3% share
Winning margin
2,631
4.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.6%
of 86,831
A closely fought contest. JAI MUNI won with a 4.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI MUNI | INC | 19,805 | 35.3% |
| 2 | KAMLESH KUMAR | BJP | 17,174 | 30.6% |
| 3 | SARWAN SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 16,278 | 29.0% |
| 4 | HARI RAM | IND | 1,782 | 3.2% |
| 5 | MULAKH RAJ | IND | 775 | 1.4% |
| 6 | DHARAM CHAND | IND | 302 | 0.5% |
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 (81st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 57.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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81st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
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59th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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2nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.3%BJP 30.6%SAD 29.0%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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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.