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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 28 · 1997
Adampur
Winner — 1997
SAROOP SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 48.8%INC 29.2%3 others 22.1%
Votes
40,578
48.8% share
Winning margin
16,304
19.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.7%
of 1,19,434
Adampur is a safe seat — SAROOP SINGH won by 19.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAROOP SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 40,578 | 48.8% |
| 2 | KANWALJIT SINGH LALLY | INC | 24,274 | 29.2% |
| 3 | RAJINDER KUMAR | BSP | 17,768 | 21.4% |
| 4 | JASWANT SINGH PARMAR | United Front | 331 | 0.4% |
| 5 | NEELAM | BSP(A) | 270 | 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 (59th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.5% · max 22.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
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59th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
16th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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62nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 48.8%INC 29.2%BSP 21.4%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
8,15,168
Density
499 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,633 km²
SC population33.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.7%Hindu 41.2%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.9%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation83.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.9%
Clean cooking fuel84.2%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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