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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1997
Sangrur
Winner — 1997
RANJIT SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 44.1%INC 41.8%6 others 14.1%
Votes
43,971
44.1% share
Winning margin
2,356
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.9%
of 1,36,696
A closely fought contest. RANJIT SINGH won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANJIT SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 43,971 | 44.1% |
| 2 | SURINDER PAL SINGH | INC | 41,615 | 41.8% |
| 3 | SUKHJINDER SINGH | 9,359 | 9.4% | |
| 4 | SHAMINDER KAUR | United Front | 2,718 | 2.7% |
| 5 | MEHAR SINGH | IND | 812 | 0.8% |
| 6 | MALWINDER SINGH | JP | 655 | 0.7% |
| 7 | KULWANT KAUR | IND | 316 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJINDER SINGH | IND | 195 | 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 (22nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.3% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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22nd of 117How crowded is the field?
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2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 117How much NOTA?
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0.5%
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94th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 44.1%INC 41.8%SAD(M) 9.4%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,01,896
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,593 km²
SC population42.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.8%Hindu 28.3%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.7%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation77.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.4%
Children fully vaccinated57.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance23.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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