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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1997
Ajnala
Winner — 1997
RATTAN SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 50.5%INC 48.8%2 others 0.7%
Votes
50,705
50.5% share
Winning margin
1,711
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.8%
of 1,34,221
Ajnala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 1,711 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATTAN SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 50,705 | 50.5% |
| 2 | RAJBIR SINGH | INC | 48,994 | 48.8% |
| 3 | KARTAR KAUR | IND | 496 | 0.5% |
| 4 | SATNAM SINGH | IND | 224 | 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.
Average turnout (90th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.3% · max 63.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
90th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
5th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 50.5%INC 48.8%OTH 0.7%
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?
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