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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1985
Sunam
Winner — 1985
SUKHDEV SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 53.9%INC 37.2%3 others 9.0%
Votes
33,939
53.9% share
Winning margin
10,530
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.8%
of 87,781
Sunam is a safe seat — SUKHDEV SINGH won by 16.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKHDEV SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 33,939 | 53.9% |
| 2 | KRISHAN CHANDER | INC | 23,409 | 37.2% |
| 3 | BALBIR SINGH | IND | 3,840 | 6.1% |
| 4 | PREM CHAND | IND | 1,613 | 2.6% |
| 5 | BHARBNUR SINGH | IND | 200 | 0.3% |
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
safe16.7%
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
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 53.9%INC 37.2%IND 6.1%OTH 2.9%
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?
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Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
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