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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2012Reserved (SC)
Sri Hargobindpur
Winner — 2012
DES RAJ DHUGGA
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 51.0%INC 44.4%6 others 4.6%
Votes
58,079
51.0% share
Winning margin
7,437
6.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.7%
of 1,54,545
A clear win with a 6.5% margin.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.36 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DES RAJ DHUGGA | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 58,079 | 51.0% |
| 2 | BALWINDER SINGH LADDI | UPA | 50,642 | 44.4% |
| 3 | KASHMIR SINGH | PPOP | 1,686 | 1.5% |
| 4 | SUKHWINDER SINGH | BSP | 1,339 | 1.2% |
| 5 | LAKHWINDER KAUR | IND | 803 | 0.7% |
| 6 | GURNAM SINGH SHERGILL | IND | 623 | 0.6% |
| 7 | GURNAM SINGH | IND | 516 | 0.5% |
| 8 | MUKHTAR SINGH | BSA | 278 | 0.2% |
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
safe6.5%
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
SAD 51.0%INC 44.4%OTH 4.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.36 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.