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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 75 · 1997
Samana
Winner — 1997
JAGTAR SINGH RAJLA
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 57.9%INC 22.1%4 others 20.0%
Votes
65,154
57.9% share
Winning margin
40,296
35.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
52.5%
of 2,14,305
Samana is a safe seat — JAGTAR SINGH RAJLA won by 35.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGTAR SINGH RAJLA | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 65,154 | 57.9% |
| 2 | BRIJ LAL | INC | 24,858 | 22.1% |
| 3 | RUPINDER SINGH CHAHAL | 19,953 | 17.7% | |
| 4 | GOPAL KUMAR SHARMA | United Front | 1,610 | 1.4% |
| 5 | HARI RAM | IND | 687 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SARABJIT SINGH | IND | 194 | 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.
High turnout (9th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean35.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.5% · max 35.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
9th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
111th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 57.9%INC 22.1%SAD(M) 17.7%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.