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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2017

Rupnagar

Winner — 2017

AMARJIT SINGH SANDOA
AAP· AAP + Lok Insaaf Party
AAP 45.4%INC 27.1%6 others 27.5%
Votes
58,994
45.4% share
Winning margin
23,707
18.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,69,610

Rupnagar is a safe seat — AMARJIT SINGH SANDOA won by 18.2%.

Seat history

1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.43 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AMARJIT SINGH SANDOA
AAP + Lok Insaaf Party
58,99445.4%
2
BRINDER SINGH DHILLON
INC
35,28727.1%
3
DR. DALJIT SINGH CHEEMA
NDA
31,90324.5%
4
MAKHAN SINGH
1,0810.8%
5
B.S. SAINI
9970.8%
NOTA
NOTA
9170.7%
7
JORAWAR SINGH
DEMSWP
6520.5%
8
SACHIN KUMAR
IND
2530.2%

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

Average turnout (49th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
18.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.3% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
49th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
105th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 45.4%INC 27.1%SAD 24.5%OTH 2.3%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.43 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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