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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2007Reserved (SC)
Dina Nagar
Winner — 2007
SITA RAM
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
BJP 48.1%INC 47.3%3 others 4.5%
Votes
49,173
48.1% share
Winning margin
842
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.5%
of 1,40,833
Dina Nagar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 842 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SITA RAM | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 49,173 | 48.1% |
| 2 | ARUNA CHOUDHRY | UPA | 48,331 | 47.3% |
| 3 | SUBASH CHANDER | 2,409 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | VARINDER BHARTI | NDA | 1,109 | 1.1% |
| 5 | VED PAL | BSP | 1,104 | 1.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (81st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.6% · min 0.1% · max 57.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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81st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
59th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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2nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 48.1%INC 47.3%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/5
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.51 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.