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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2017Reserved (SC)

Sham Chaurasi

Winner — 2017

PAWAN KUMAR ADIA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 37.6%AAP 34.5%5 others 27.8%
Votes
46,612
37.6% share
Winning margin
3,815
3.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
74.3%
of 1,66,750

A closely fought contest. PAWAN KUMAR ADIA won with a 3.1% margin.

Seat history

0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.83 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PAWAN KUMAR ADIA
INC (UPA)
46,61237.6%
2
DR. RAVJOT SINGH
AAP
42,79734.5%
3
MOHINDER KAUR JOSH
NDA
24,67119.9%
4
BHAGWAN DASS
8,0096.5%
NOTA
NOTA
8980.7%
6
SATISH LAMBA
APPA
4980.4%
7
KEWAL LAL HEER
BDPTY
4040.3%

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

Average turnout (76th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 1.5% · max 34.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
76th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
23rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.6%AAP 34.5%SAD 19.9%BSP 6.5%OTH 0.7%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.83 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

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.

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