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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 71 · 1957
Amritsar City East
Winner — 1957
BALDEV PRAKASH
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 47.5%INC 35.9%2 others 16.6%
Votes
18,254
47.5% share
Winning margin
4,479
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
65.1%
of 59,047
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDEV PRAKASH | 18,254 | 47.5% | |
| 2 | GAIN CHAND | 13,775 | 35.9% | |
| 3 | KIRPAL SINGH | 5,998 | 15.6% | |
| 4 | MOHINDER KAUR | IND | 389 | 1.0% |
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.
Average turnout (71st), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.4% · max 46.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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71st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.37
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
53rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.37EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 47.5%INC 35.9%PSP 15.6%OTH 1.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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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