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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1969
Raipur
Winner — 1969
JASDEV SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 39.4%INC 37.8%4 others 22.8%
Votes
17,648
39.4% share
Winning margin
732
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.8%
of 61,464
Raipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 732 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JASDEV SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 17,648 | 39.4% |
| 2 | SAT PAL KAPUR | INC | 16,916 | 37.8% |
| 3 | DALIP SINGH | Left | 5,239 | 11.7% |
| 4 | SARWAN | IND | 4,075 | 9.1% |
| 5 | SOHAN SINGH | IND | 465 | 1.0% |
| 6 | CHIRANJI | IND | 406 | 0.9% |
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 (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.0% · max 33.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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11th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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107th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 39.4%INC 37.8%CPI 11.7%IND 9.1%OTH 2.0%
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.