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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 21 · 1997
Raja Sansi
Winner — 1997
VIR SINGH LOPOKE
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 62.3%INC 37.7%
Votes
52,182
62.3% share
Winning margin
20,655
24.7% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
74.6%
of 1,12,257
Raja Sansi is a safe seat — VIR SINGH LOPOKE won by 24.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIR SINGH LOPOKE | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 52,182 | 62.3% |
| 2 | SUKHBINDER SINGH SARKARIA | INC | 31,527 | 37.7% |
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.
Low turnout (101st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.5% · max 27.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
101st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
50th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
22nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 62.3%INC 37.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Achar-Muraba🏺Embroidery🏺Tourism
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Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir
🏛️MonumentASI
Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.