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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 63 · 1997
Samrala
Winner — 1997
AMRIK SINGH
INC· INC
INC 45.9%SAD 44.2%3 others 9.9%
Votes
37,078
45.9% share
Winning margin
1,419
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.0%
of 1,10,568
Samrala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,419 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMRIK SINGH | INC | 37,078 | 45.9% |
| 2 | KIRPAL SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 35,659 | 44.2% |
| 3 | RAVINDER PAL SINGH | 5,465 | 6.8% | |
| 4 | SOHAN LAL | IND | 2,356 | 2.9% |
| 5 | HARJINDER SINGH | IND | 150 | 0.2% |
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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.
Low turnout (109th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.8% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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109th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.65
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
65th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.9%SAD 44.2%SAD(M) 6.8%OTH 3.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.