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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1972
Amritsar West
Winner — 1972
SAT PAL
CPI· Left
CPI 67.8%IND 29.8%1 others 2.4%
Votes
29,779
67.8% share
Winning margin
16,693
38.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
60.4%
of 72,664
Amritsar West is a safe seat — SAT PAL won by 38.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAT PAL | Left | 29,779 | 67.8% |
| 2 | MEHNGA SINGH | IND | 13,086 | 29.8% |
| 3 | MEHTA BALDEV DATT | 1,040 | 2.4% |
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.
Low turnout (96th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe38.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.0% · min 3.9% · max 55.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
96th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.39
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
34th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.39EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 67.8%IND 29.8%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,15,168
Density
499 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,633 km²
SC population33.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.7%Hindu 41.2%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.9%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation83.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.9%
Clean cooking fuel84.2%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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