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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2012
Guru Har Sahai
Winner — 2012
GURMEET SINGH SODHI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.9%SAD 46.4%10 others 4.7%
Votes
62,054
48.9% share
Winning margin
3,249
2.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
89.7%
of 1,41,371
A closely fought contest. GURMEET SINGH SODHI won with a 2.6% margin.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURMEET SINGH SODHI | INC (UPA) | 62,054 | 48.9% |
| 2 | VARDEV SINGH | NDA | 58,805 | 46.4% |
| 3 | CHARANJIT SINGH | 2,846 | 2.2% | |
| 4 | RAJ KUMAR | BSP | 851 | 0.7% |
| 5 | MANOJ KUMAR | IND | 710 | 0.6% |
| 6 | JOGINDER SINGH | 419 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | SIKANDAR SINGH | IND | 383 | 0.3% |
| 8 | GURMEET SINGH | IND | 216 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BALRAJ SINGH | IND | 207 | 0.2% |
| 10 | GANDA SINGH | IND | 157 | 0.1% |
| 11 | SATNAM PAUL | IND | 88 | 0.1% |
| 12 | UDIK CHAND | IND | 76 | 0.1% |
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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 (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.4% · max 40.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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6th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
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117th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%SAD 46.4%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.