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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1985
Sangrur
Winner — 1985
RANJIT SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 51.5%INC 40.6%7 others 7.9%
Votes
33,433
51.5% share
Winning margin
7,050
10.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.4%
of 89,751
A clear win with a 10.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RANJIT SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 33,433 | 51.5% |
| 2 | BHUPINDER SINGH | INC | 26,383 | 40.6% |
| 3 | MEIR SINGH | IND | 1,832 | 2.8% |
| 4 | PALA SINGH | IND | 1,432 | 2.2% |
| 5 | JAGGA SINGH | IND | 702 | 1.1% |
| 6 | KAPUR CHAND | IND | 585 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SURINDER KUMAR | IND | 259 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BAJAN SINGH | IND | 257 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SATPAL | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
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 (22nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal10.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.3% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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22nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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94th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 51.5%INC 40.6%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,01,896
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,593 km²
SC population42.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.8%Hindu 28.3%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.7%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation77.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.4%
Children fully vaccinated57.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance23.9%
What's nearby?
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