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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 88 · 2000 by-elections

Sunam

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Winner — 2000 by-elections

Parminder Singh
SAD
SAD 50.3%INC 33.1%11 others 16.6%
Votes
49,007
50.3% share
Winning margin
16,711
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
13

Sunam is a safe seat — Parminder Singh won by 17.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Parminder Singh
SAD
49,00750.3%
2
Parmeshwari Devi
INC
32,29633.1%
3
P.Singh Chandumajra
SHSAD
7,8928.1%
4
Prof. Sukhjinder Singh
SAD(M)
2,8422.9%
5
Sampuram Singh
CPI
1,2351.3%
6
Lajpat Rai
IND
1,1691.2%
7
Parveen Kumar
IND
6270.6%
8
Kartar Singh
RPI
6150.6%
9
Manjit Singh
IND
5410.6%
10
Manohar Lal
IND
4460.5%
11
Hakam Singh
IND
2980.3%
12
Krishan Lal
IND
2720.3%
13
Surinder Kaur
IND
2570.3%

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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.4% · max 35.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
34th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.11
fewer partiesmore parties
73rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
52nd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 50.3%INC 33.1%SHSAD 8.1%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,17,508
Density
424 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,458 km²
SC population38.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%SIKH
Sikh 76.1%Hindu 22.9%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.2%
Women literate72.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance20.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
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🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
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