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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1980Reserved (SC)

Amloh

Winner — 1980

DILIP SINGH PANDHI
SAD 49.8%INC(I) 47.4%3 others 2.9%
Votes
30,881
49.8% share
Winning margin
1,476
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.4%
of 94,855

A closely fought contest. DILIP SINGH PANDHI won with a 2.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DILIP SINGH PANDHI
30,88149.8%
2
HARCHAND SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
29,40547.4%
3
KIKKAR SINGH
IND
8331.3%
4
HARNEK SINGH
IND
6071.0%
5
AJMER SINGH
IND
3450.6%

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.

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.4% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
6th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
117th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.8%INC(I) 47.4%OTH 2.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)

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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