Back to Punjab 1997 map
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1997

Talwandi Sabo

Winner — 1997

HARMINDER SINGH JASSI
INC· INC
INC 39.9%SAD 36.4%4 others 23.6%
Votes
36,483
39.9% share
Winning margin
3,193
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,19,178

A closely fought contest. HARMINDER SINGH JASSI won with a 3.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARMINDER SINGH JASSI
INC
36,48339.9%
2
JEET MOHINDER SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
33,29036.4%
3
JAGDEEP SINGH
BSP
11,46312.6%
4
JASPAL SINGH KHANA
IND
8,0888.8%
5
SURJIT SINGH THEKADAR
United Front
1,9032.1%
6
GURCHARAN SINGH
IND
1330.1%

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.

Average turnout (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.3% · max 36.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
32nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.55
fewer partiesmore parties
103rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
11th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.9%SAD 36.4%BSP 12.6%IND 8.8%OTH 2.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️PhulkariGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25