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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2002Reserved (SC)

Sham Chaurasi

Winner — 2002

RAM LUBHAYA
INC· INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
INC 31.2%IND 29.3%7 others 39.4%
Votes
24,446
31.2% share
Winning margin
1,481
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.6%
of 1,22,995

Sham Chaurasi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,481 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM LUBHAYA
INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
24,44631.2%
2
MOHINDER KAUR JOSH
IND
22,96529.3%
3
SATISH KUMAR
BSP
11,52614.7%
4
ONKAR SINGH JHAMAT
DBSM
10,37213.3%
5
SURJIT SINGH
5,3706.9%
6
MOHAN LAL PEHALWAN
IND
1,7692.3%
7
OM PARKASH JAKHU
7921.0%
8
RAVI DUTT
LBP
7270.9%
9
HARJINDER PAL SINGH
NCP
2940.4%

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 (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.9% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
52nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
85th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 31.2%IND 29.3%BSP 14.7%DBSM 13.3%SAD(M) 6.9%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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