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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1997
Batala
Winner — 1997
JAGDISH
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 56.1%INC 40.5%7 others 3.4%
Votes
49,843
56.1% share
Winning margin
13,857
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,30,145
Batala is a safe seat — JAGDISH won by 15.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGDISH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 49,843 | 56.1% |
| 2 | ASHWANI | INC | 35,986 | 40.5% |
| 3 | AMARJIT SINGH | 657 | 0.7% | |
| 4 | HARMINDER SINGH | IND | 518 | 0.6% |
| 5 | RAVINDER SINGH | IND | 491 | 0.6% |
| 6 | HARDIP SINGH | BSP(A) | 450 | 0.5% |
| 7 | KAMAL JIT | IND | 402 | 0.5% |
| 8 | VIJAY KUMAR | United Front | 387 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SURINDER SINGH | IND | 115 | 0.1% |
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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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.1% · max 22.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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48th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
97th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.1%INC 40.5%OTH 3.4%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.