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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1985
Amritsar Central
Winner — 1985
DARBARI LAL
INC· INC
INC 46.9%BJP 45.9%12 others 7.3%
Votes
20,486
46.9% share
Winning margin
436
1.0% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
60.4%
of 72,424
Amritsar Central was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.0% — fewer than 436 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARBARI LAL | INC | 20,486 | 46.9% |
| 2 | LAXMI KANTA CHAWLA | BJP | 20,050 | 45.9% |
| 3 | NAGIN CHAND | IND | 883 | 2.0% |
| 4 | BHAVANI KUMAR | IND | 637 | 1.5% |
| 5 | VINOD KAPOOR VICKY | IND | 432 | 1.0% |
| 6 | DWARKA DASS | IND | 392 | 0.9% |
| 7 | BABU RAM | IND | 189 | 0.4% |
| 8 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 157 | 0.4% |
| 9 | HANS RAJ | IND | 128 | 0.3% |
| 10 | BALWANT SINGH | IND | 106 | 0.2% |
| 11 | PAWAN KUMAR | IND | 79 | 0.2% |
| 12 | HARISH KUMAR | IND | 65 | 0.1% |
| 13 | KAMAL KISHORE | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 14 | BALWANT RAI | IND | 47 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
105th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
75th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.9%BJP 45.9%OTH 7.3%
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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