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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 12 · 2017

Raja Sansi

Winner — 2017

SUKHBINDER SINGH SARKARIA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 45.2%SAD 40.8%9 others 14.0%
Votes
59,628
45.2% share
Winning margin
5,727
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.0%
of 1,67,203

A closely fought contest. SUKHBINDER SINGH SARKARIA won with a 4.3% margin.

Seat history

3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.51 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKHBINDER SINGH SARKARIA
INC (UPA)
59,62845.2%
2
VIR SINGH LOPOKE
NDA
53,90140.8%
3
JAGJOT SINGH DHILLON
AAP
13,21310.0%
4
VIRSA SINGH
RMPOI
1,0400.8%
NOTA
NOTA
9170.7%
6
SARDOOL SINGH
DPIN
8240.6%
7
LAKHBIR SINGH
8190.6%
8
SHARANJIT SINGH
IND
4780.4%
9
YADWINDER SINGH
IND
4240.3%
10
BALWINDER SINGH
IND
4160.3%
11
KULWANT SINGH
APPA
3480.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.5% · max 30.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
43rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
14th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.2%SAD 40.8%AAP 10.0%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
3/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.51 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Achar-Muraba🏺Embroidery🏺Tourism

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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