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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 78 · 2017
Guru Har Sahai
Winner — 2017
GURMEET SINGH SODHI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.7%SAD 41.5%14 others 12.8%
Votes
62,787
45.7% share
Winning margin
5,796
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
87.1%
of 1,57,685
A closely fought contest. GURMEET SINGH SODHI won with a 4.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURMEET SINGH SODHI | INC (UPA) | 62,787 | 45.7% |
| 2 | VARDEV SINGH | NDA | 56,991 | 41.5% |
| 3 | MALKIT CHAND | AAP | 14,282 | 10.4% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 724 | 0.5% |
| 5 | GURMUKH SINGH | 530 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | IQBAL SINGH | 462 | 0.3% | |
| 7 | GURMIT SINGH | IND | 413 | 0.3% |
| 8 | GURMEET SINGH SODHI | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MANOJ KUMAR | IND | 192 | 0.1% |
| 10 | GURMIT SINGH | IND | 166 | 0.1% |
| 11 | HARBHAJAN SINGH | IKL | 123 | 0.1% |
| 12 | SHAM LAL | IND | 99 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SWARAN SINGH ALIAS ROCKY | IND | 93 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAJ KUMAR | APPA | 65 | 0.1% |
| 15 | SANDEEP SINGH | IND | 64 | 0.1% |
| 16 | KULWANT SINGH | SAPUNPA | 62 | 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
lean4.2%
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 45.7%SAD 41.5%AAP 10.4%OTH 1.9%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.