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Rupar

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Winner — 1951

RAIJINDER SINGH
INC
Also elected — same seat
PARTAP SINGH
SAD· 23,898 votes
INC 19.7%SAD 18.2%14 others 62.1%
Votes
28,390
19.7% share
Winning margin
2,203
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
59.7%
of 1,20,706

Rupar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,203 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAIJINDER SINGH
INC
28,39019.7%
2
SADHU SINGH
SAD
26,18718.2%
3
PARTAP SINGH
SAD
23,89816.6%
4
PRITHVI SINGH AZAD
PDCL
21,14814.7%
5
PIARA SINGH
SP
9,5506.6%
6
DHARAM SINGH
IND
7,2795.0%
7
ISHWAR SINGH
CPI
6,1274.3%
8
SHAMSHER SINGH
SP
4,4573.1%
9
DILBAGH SINGH
BJS
3,9442.7%
10
FAQIR CHAND
BJS
3,6762.5%
11
MAHAN SINGH
CPI
3,4702.4%
12
CHANAN
SCF
2,2871.6%
13
TEJA SINGH
IND
1,3470.9%
14
BRAHM DATT
IND
9520.7%
15
SANT RAM
IND
6880.5%
16
KESAR SINGH
IND
6820.5%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (76th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 1.5% · max 34.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
76th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
23rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 19.7%SAD 18.2%SAD 16.6%PDCL 14.7%SP 6.6%IND 5.0%OTH 19.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

What's nearby?

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