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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2017
Samana
Winner — 2017
RAJINDER SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 41.9%SAD 35.3%7 others 22.8%
Votes
62,551
41.9% share
Winning margin
9,849
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
83.6%
of 1,78,554
A clear win with a 6.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJINDER SINGH | INC (UPA) | 62,551 | 41.9% |
| 2 | SURJIT SINGH RAKHRA | NDA | 52,702 | 35.3% |
| 3 | JAGTAR SINGH RAJLA | AAP | 28,884 | 19.4% |
| 4 | RAJINDER SINGH | 1,854 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | DAVINDER SINGH DHIMAN | 1,084 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,052 | 0.7% |
| 7 | AJAIB SINGH BATHOI | IND | 501 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJINDER SINGH | IND | 348 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JASPAL SINGH | IND | 250 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (33rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 3.6% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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33rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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45th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%SAD 35.3%AAP 19.4%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏷️PhulkariGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.