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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PAWAN KUMAR ADIA | INC (UPA) | 46,612 | 37.6% |
| 2 | DR. RAVJOT SINGH | AAP | 42,797 | 34.5% |
| 3 | MOHINDER KAUR JOSH | NDA | 24,671 | 19.9% |
| 4 | BHAGWAN DASS | 8,009 | 6.5% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 898 | 0.7% |
| 6 | SATISH LAMBA | APPA | 498 | 0.4% |
| 7 | KEWAL LAL HEER | BDPTY | 404 | 0.3% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 1.5% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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76th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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23rd of 117Where 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?
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