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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 81 · 2002

Malerkotla

Winner — 2002

RAZIA SULTANA
INC· INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
INC 34.8%IND 34.6%6 others 30.6%
Votes
37,557
34.8% share
Winning margin
179
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.9%
of 1,46,064

Malerkotla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 179 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAZIA SULTANA
INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
37,55734.8%
2
AJIT SINGH
IND
37,37834.6%
3
ABDUL GAFFAR
NCP
16,10014.9%
4
NUSRAT ALI KHAN
NDA
10,77710.0%
5
ABDUL HAMID
BSP
2,4282.3%
6
MOHD. ARSHAD
2,2682.1%
7
SAGEER
LBP
7550.7%
8
NASAR
IND
7370.7%

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 (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 73.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
53rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.45
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
95th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.8%IND 34.6%NCP 14.9%SAD 10.0%OTH 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
🏛️

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

🏛️MonumentASI

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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