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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2002

Sunam

Winner — 2002

PARMINDER SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 45.1%INC 26.2%5 others 28.7%
Votes
44,506
45.1% share
Winning margin
18,675
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
67.5%
of 1,46,122

Sunam is a safe seat — PARMINDER SINGH won by 18.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARMINDER SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
44,50645.1%
2
SONIA DEEPA ARORA
INC
25,83126.2%
3
GURPREET SINGH LAKHMIRWALA
25,34825.7%
4
VINOD
IND
1,1401.2%
5
PARAMJIT SINGH PAMMA
BSP(A)
7080.7%
6
NARESH KUMAR CHHAHRIA
IND
5650.6%
7
AMANDEEP ARORA
IND
5080.5%

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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.4% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
34th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
52nd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 45.1%INC 26.2%SAD(M) 25.7%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,17,508
Density
424 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,458 km²
SC population38.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%SIKH
Sikh 76.1%Hindu 22.9%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.2%
Women literate72.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance20.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
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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.

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