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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 101 · 2012
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Winner — 2012
PARMINDER SINGH DHINDSA
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 48.3%INC 45.0%8 others 6.8%
Votes
67,766
48.3% share
Winning margin
4,654
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
86.4%
of 1,62,515
A closely fought contest. PARMINDER SINGH DHINDSA won with a 3.3% margin.
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.40 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARMINDER SINGH DHINDSA | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 67,766 | 48.3% |
| 2 | AMAN ARORA | UPA | 63,112 | 45.0% |
| 3 | SUKHWINDER SINGH | PPOP | 3,570 | 2.5% |
| 4 | DHANNA SINGH | BSP | 2,141 | 1.5% |
| 5 | YADVINDER SINGH | IND | 1,516 | 1.1% |
| 6 | SHAHBAJ SINGH | 939 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | SIRA SINGH ALIAS KASHMIR SINGH | IND | 428 | 0.3% |
| 8 | KARAM SINGH | IND | 419 | 0.3% |
| 9 | AMANDEEP SINGH | IND | 253 | 0.2% |
| 10 | AMANDEEP | IND | 227 | 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.
High turnout (20th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.0% · min 1.7% · max 66.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
20th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
112th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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15th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 48.3%INC 45.0%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.40 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery🏺Metal Casting🏺Vegetable Oil
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.