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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1997
Giddar Baha
Winner — 1997
MANPREET SINGH BADAL
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 53.0%INC 35.2%3 others 11.8%
Votes
51,086
53.0% share
Winning margin
17,148
17.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.1%
of 1,31,786
Giddar Baha is a safe seat — MANPREET SINGH BADAL won by 17.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANPREET SINGH BADAL | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 51,086 | 53.0% |
| 2 | MALKIT SINGH | INC | 33,938 | 35.2% |
| 3 | SHEELA RANI | BSP | 9,157 | 9.5% |
| 4 | BALJIT SINGH | IND | 2,016 | 2.1% |
| 5 | KARNAIL SINGH | IND | 160 | 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.
High turnout (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe17.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 3.8% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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24th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.81
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13th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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109th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 53.0%INC 35.2%BSP 9.5%OTH 2.3%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery🏺Metal Casting🏺Vegetable Oil
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.