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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2012
Raja Sansi
Winner — 2012
SUKHBINDER SINGH SARKARIA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.6%SAD 47.8%5 others 3.6%
Votes
62,085
48.6% share
Winning margin
1,084
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
82.0%
of 1,55,672
Raja Sansi was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,084 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.79 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKHBINDER SINGH SARKARIA | INC (UPA) | 62,085 | 48.6% |
| 2 | VIR SINGH LOPOKE | NDA | 61,001 | 47.8% |
| 3 | AMANPREET SINGH CHHINA | PPOP | 1,557 | 1.2% |
| 4 | SUKHDEV KUMAR | BSP | 1,123 | 0.9% |
| 5 | NISHAN SINGH | IND | 651 | 0.5% |
| 6 | BALBIR KAUR | RBCP | 641 | 0.5% |
| 7 | HARMINDER SINGH | IND | 613 | 0.5% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.5% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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43rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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14th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%SAD 47.8%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.79 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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