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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1985
Amritsar West
Winner — 1985
SEWA RAM
INC· INC
INC 38.3%CPI 36.5%9 others 25.2%
Votes
24,612
38.3% share
Winning margin
1,182
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
56.5%
of 1,13,679
Amritsar West was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 1,182 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SEWA RAM | INC | 24,612 | 38.3% |
| 2 | SAT PAL DANG | Left | 23,430 | 36.5% |
| 3 | INDERJIT SINGH | IND | 12,557 | 19.5% |
| 4 | HARBANS LAL | IND | 1,824 | 2.8% |
| 5 | TARA SINGH | IND | 552 | 0.9% |
| 6 | TILAK RAJ | IND | 281 | 0.4% |
| 7 | SHAM SUNDER | IND | 274 | 0.4% |
| 8 | PIARO | IND | 222 | 0.3% |
| 9 | LAKHAN PAL | IND | 200 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ARVINDER PAL SINGH | IND | 197 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SHABEG SINGH | IND | 103 | 0.2% |
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 (115th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
115th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
33rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.3%CPI 36.5%IND 19.5%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
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