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Winner — 2024
SURJEET SINGH SLATHIA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 61.4%IND 18.3%13 others 20.3%
Votes
43,182
61.7% share
Winning margin
30,309
43.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
74.0%
of 95,131
Samba is a safe seat — SURJEET SINGH SLATHIA won by 43.3%.
Seat history
5 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
15 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURJEET SINGH SLATHIA | BJP (NDA) | 43,182 | 61.7% |
| 2 | RAVINDER SINGH | IND | 12,873 | 18.4% |
| 3 | VINOD KUMAR | DPAP | 4,289 | 6.1% |
| 4 | KRISHAN DEV SINGH | 3,628 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | BALDEV RAJ | 1,309 | 1.9% | |
| 6 | BHANU PARTAP SINGH | IND | 1,140 | 1.6% |
| 7 | LOVELY MANGOL | JKAP | 901 | 1.3% |
| 8 | REENA CHOUDHARY | IND | 544 | 0.8% |
| 9 | RAJ KUMAR | ASPKR | 488 | 0.7% |
| 10 | PINKI DEVI | NAUP | 375 | 0.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 330 | 0.5% |
| 12 | RAJINDER SINGH | 318 | 0.5% | |
| 13 | SANDEEP SINGH SAMBYAL | IND | 270 | 0.4% |
| 14 | VINOD KUMAR | IND | 158 | 0.2% |
| 15 | RAJAN JAMWAL | JKNPPB | 134 | 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 (25th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean43.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.2% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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25th of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.37
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 90How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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83rd of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
90 seats · 46 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 61.7%IND 18.4%DPAP 6.1%INC 5.2%OTH 8.1%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
5/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.51 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,18,898
Density
353 / km²
Sex ratio
886 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
904 km²
SC population28.8%
ST population5.5%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
86%HINDU
Hindu 86.3%Muslim 7.2%Sikh 5.6%Other 0.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water51.0%
Electricity97.4%
Sanitation32.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.9%
Children fully vaccinated90.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.5%
Children underweight (under 5)15.5%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER62.4%
Women literate84.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel73.0%
Health insurance19.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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