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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2012
Sujanpur
Winner — 2012
DINESH SINGH
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
BJP 45.4%IND 24.6%7 others 30.0%
Votes
50,408
45.4% share
Winning margin
23,096
20.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
77.3%
of 1,43,587
Sujanpur is a safe seat — DINESH SINGH won by 20.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DINESH SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 50,408 | 45.4% |
| 2 | NARESH PURI | IND | 27,312 | 24.6% |
| 3 | VINAY MAHAJAN | UPA | 22,994 | 20.7% |
| 4 | KARNAIL CHAND | BSP | 4,287 | 3.9% |
| 5 | LOVELEEN CHAHAL | 2,272 | 2.0% | |
| 6 | NIRMAL SINGH | IND | 1,837 | 1.7% |
| 7 | KIRAN SHARMA | IND | 751 | 0.7% |
| 8 | NARAIN SINGH | IND | 665 | 0.6% |
| 9 | SUBHASH CHANDER | IND | 452 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (36th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean20.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.8% · min 1.3% · max 37.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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36th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.41
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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78th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.4%IND 24.6%INC 20.7%OTH 9.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.