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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1962
Samrala
Winner — 1962
AJMER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 39.9%AD 37.8%3 others 22.3%
Votes
18,422
39.9% share
Winning margin
992
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.6%
of 67,288
A closely fought contest. AJMER SINGH won with a 2.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJMER SINGH | INC | 18,422 | 39.9% |
| 2 | GURBUX SINGH | AD | 17,430 | 37.8% |
| 3 | GURCHARAN SINGH | REP | 4,320 | 9.4% |
| 4 | MAL SINGH | Left | 3,396 | 7.4% |
| 5 | HARI CHARAN | IND | 2,569 | 5.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
High turnout (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.9% · max 36.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
16th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
76th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.9%AD 37.8%REP 9.4%CPI 7.4%IND 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,69,751
Density
350 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,198 km²
SC population33.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%SIKH
Sikh 77.8%Hindu 20.3%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.8%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation67.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate67.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel52.3%
Health insurance18.4%
What's nearby?
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