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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 27 · 2017
Kapurthala
Winner — 2017
RANA GURJIT SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 53.4%SAD 26.1%7 others 20.5%
Votes
56,378
53.4% share
Winning margin
28,817
27.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.7%
of 1,41,299
Kapurthala is a safe seat — RANA GURJIT SINGH won by 27.3%.
Seat history
2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.22 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANA GURJIT SINGH | INC (UPA) | 56,378 | 53.4% |
| 2 | ADVOCATE PARAMJIT SINGH | NDA | 27,561 | 26.1% |
| 3 | SUKHWANT SINGH PADDA | AAP | 18,076 | 17.1% |
| 4 | MANOJ KUMAR NAHAR | BSP(A) | 1,115 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 654 | 0.6% |
| 6 | NARINDER SINGH | 605 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | SANDEEP BAJAJ | IND | 557 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SATISH KUMAR NAHAR | RKSP | 392 | 0.4% |
| 9 | KULWANT SINGH | IND | 202 | 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.
Average turnout (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.5% · max 72.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
84th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
81st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.4%SAD 26.1%AAP 17.1%OTH 2.7%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.22 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,15,168
Density
499 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,633 km²
SC population33.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.7%Hindu 41.2%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.9%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation83.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.9%
Clean cooking fuel84.2%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Diesel engine and Auto Parts
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.