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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1997
Lohian
Winner — 1997
AJIT SINGH KOHAR
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 60.2%INC 32.6%3 others 7.2%
Votes
59,341
60.2% share
Winning margin
27,160
27.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.1%
of 1,34,946
Lohian is a safe seat — AJIT SINGH KOHAR won by 27.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJIT SINGH KOHAR | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 59,341 | 60.2% |
| 2 | DARSHAN SINGH | INC | 32,181 | 32.6% |
| 3 | WILIAM JOHAN | BSP | 3,912 | 4.0% |
| 4 | CHARANJIV SINGH M.A. REHRWAN | UCPI | 2,056 | 2.1% |
| 5 | PRITAM CHAND MALSIAN | BSP(A) | 1,150 | 1.2% |
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 (91st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 0.5% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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91st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
37th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
35th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 60.2%INC 32.6%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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