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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1997
Sultanpur
Winner — 1997
UPINDERJIT KAUR
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 59.8%INC 32.2%3 others 8.0%
Votes
47,455
59.8% share
Winning margin
21,926
27.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.5%
of 1,12,575
Sultanpur is a safe seat — UPINDERJIT KAUR won by 27.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UPINDERJIT KAUR | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 47,455 | 59.8% |
| 2 | RAJANBIR SINGH | INC | 25,529 | 32.2% |
| 3 | MASTER GURDEV SINGH | CPI(ML)(L) | 4,817 | 6.1% |
| 4 | BALWANT SINGH | BSP(A) | 1,174 | 1.5% |
| 5 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 372 | 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 (76th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 1.5% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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76th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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23rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 59.8%INC 32.2%CPI(ML)(L) 6.1%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%
What's nearby?
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