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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1985

Bhatinda

Winner — 1985

KASTURI LAL
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 38.9%INC 36.1%11 others 25.0%
Votes
26,676
38.9% share
Winning margin
1,927
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
58.2%
of 1,17,815

A closely fought contest. KASTURI LAL won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

13 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KASTURI LAL
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
26,67638.9%
2
DEV RAJ
INC
24,74936.1%
3
MAKHAN SINGH
Left
13,79720.1%
4
JAGDISH RAI
BJP
1,7572.6%
5
HANSA SINGH
IND
2360.3%
6
BANSARI DASS
IND
2340.3%
7
RAM SARUP
IND
2340.3%
8
BALDEV SINGH
IND
2020.3%
9
SHANTI DEVI
IND
1900.3%
10
NARESH KUMAR
IND
1650.2%
11
HEM RAJ
IND
1150.2%
12
SHARAN KUMAR
IND
1140.2%
13
TEK CHAND
IND
1030.1%

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.

Average turnout (45th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.6% · max 28.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
45th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
64th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 38.9%INC 36.1%CPI 20.1%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
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.

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