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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 116 · 1962
Amritsar City East
Winner — 1962
BALDEV PARKASH
BJS 36.8%INC 33.2%3 others 29.9%
Votes
15,614
36.8% share
Winning margin
1,522
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.3%
of 57,846
A closely fought contest. BALDEV PARKASH won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDEV PARKASH | 15,614 | 36.8% | |
| 2 | SADHU RAM | INC | 14,092 | 33.2% |
| 3 | AVTAR SINGH | AD | 12,096 | 28.5% |
| 4 | TELAK RAJ | RRP | 374 | 0.9% |
| 5 | JAGJIT SINGH | IND | 213 | 0.5% |
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.
Average turnout (33rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 3.6% · max 26.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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33rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
85th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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45th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 36.8%INC 33.2%AD 28.5%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%
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.