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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 116 · 2012
Samana
Winner — 2012
SURJIT SINGH RAKHRA
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 50.0%INC 44.7%6 others 5.3%
Votes
64,769
50.0% share
Winning margin
6,930
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
84.8%
of 1,52,625
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.34 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURJIT SINGH RAKHRA | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 64,769 | 50.0% |
| 2 | RANINDER SINGH | UPA | 57,839 | 44.7% |
| 3 | MAGHAR SINGH | BSP | 3,104 | 2.4% |
| 4 | HUKAM SINGH | PPOP | 1,447 | 1.1% |
| 5 | BINDER KAUR | IND | 867 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RAJPAL SINGH | 668 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | ARUN CHOPRA | BRSP | 427 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SANDEEP KUMAR | IND | 325 | 0.3% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (33rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 3.6% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
33rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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45th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 50.0%INC 44.7%OTH 5.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.34 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.