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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1997Reserved (SC)
Verka
Winner — 1997
UJAGAR SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 57.1%INC 22.9%6 others 20.0%
Votes
52,554
57.0% share
Winning margin
31,445
34.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
55.8%
of 1,65,207
Verka is a safe seat — UJAGAR SINGH won by 34.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | UJAGAR SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 52,554 | 57.0% |
| 2 | GURMEJ SINGH | INC | 21,109 | 22.9% |
| 3 | KISHAN CHAND | United Front | 7,568 | 8.2% |
| 4 | IQBAL SINGH BHAGOWALIA | BSP | 4,044 | 4.4% |
| 5 | BACHAN SINGH | IND | 2,322 | 2.5% |
| 6 | BALBIR SINGH SAHOTA | United Front | 1,659 | 1.8% |
| 7 | SHANKAR SINGH SAHOTA | BSP(A) | 1,593 | 1.7% |
| 8 | SITAL DASS | BLLP | 1,270 | 1.4% |
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 (72nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.6% · max 61.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
72nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
82nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
54th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 57.0%INC 22.9%CPM 8.2%OTH 11.8%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.