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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 70 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Jagraon

Winner — 2012

S R KALER
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 43.5%INC 43.3%6 others 13.2%
Votes
53,031
43.5% share
Winning margin
206
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
76.4%
of 1,59,714

Jagraon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 206 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S R KALER
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
53,03143.5%
2
ISHAR SINGH
UPA
52,82543.3%
3
MAJOR SINGH
PPOP
9,5467.8%
4
RAJESH INDER SINGH SIDHU
IND
3,1582.6%
5
AVTAR SINGH
IND
1,1921.0%
6
RISHI DEV
BSP
1,0850.9%
7
PARMINDER SINGH
IND
6360.5%
8
KEWAL SINGH
4770.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 32.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
85th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
29th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 43.5%INC 43.3%PPOP 7.8%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments

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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