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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1985
Gurdaspur
Winner — 1985
SUSHEEL
INC· INC
INC 47.3%SAD 43.6%6 others 9.0%
Votes
28,137
47.3% share
Winning margin
2,191
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
63.8%
of 93,173
A closely fought contest. SUSHEEL won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUSHEEL | INC | 28,137 | 47.3% |
| 2 | KARTAR SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 25,946 | 43.6% |
| 3 | YUNUS MASIH | IND | 1,872 | 3.1% |
| 4 | RAJESH KUMAR | IND | 1,076 | 1.8% |
| 5 | BALWANT SINGH CHOHAN | IND | 933 | 1.6% |
| 6 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 663 | 1.1% |
| 7 | GURUCHARAN SINGH | IND | 613 | 1.0% |
| 8 | BRIJ MOHAN JULKA | IND | 213 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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89th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
103rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.3%SAD 43.6%OTH 9.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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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.