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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1997
Faridkot
Winner — 1997
AVTAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 51.0%SAD 47.8%1 others 1.2%
Votes
55,857
51.0% share
Winning margin
3,523
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
72.8%
of 1,50,512
A closely fought contest. AVTAR SINGH won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AVTAR SINGH | INC | 55,857 | 51.0% |
| 2 | JAGDISH KAUR | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 52,334 | 47.8% |
| 3 | KULDEEP CHAND | IND | 1,352 | 1.2% |
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.
Average turnout (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.7% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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64th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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60th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.0%SAD 47.8%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.