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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1985

Rajpura

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Winner — 1985

PREM CHAND
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 31.0%INC 27.7%10 others 41.3%
Votes
19,657
31.0% share
Winning margin
2,104
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
65.9%
of 96,098

A closely fought contest. PREM CHAND won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM CHAND
SAD
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
19,65731.0%
2
NARESH KUMAR
INC
INC
17,55327.7%
3
BENI PARSHAD
BJP
BJP
16,87126.6%
4
BALWANT SINGH
CPM
Left
6,63110.5%
5
DIN DAYAL
IND
6831.1%
6
BHAGWANT SINGH
IND
5460.9%
7
NASIB SINGH
IND
3730.6%
8
SEWA SINGH
IND
2590.4%
9
PREET MOHINDER SINGH
IND
2480.4%
10
SODHI RAM
IND
2440.4%
11
SATPAL SINGH
IND
2050.3%
12
SHINGHARA SINGH
IND
940.1%

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

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

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Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.4% · max 46.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
71st of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
53rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 31.0%INC 27.7%BJP 26.6%CPM 10.5%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,95,746
Density
444 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,242 km²
SC population36.5%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%SIKH
Sikh 82.2%Hindu 15.9%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity95.9%
Sanitation87.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)16.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate74.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance23.7%

What's nearby?

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