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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 4 · 1997
Srihargobindpur
Winner — 1997
BALBIR SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 58.3%CPI 22.7%3 others 19.0%
Votes
40,934
58.3% share
Winning margin
24,989
35.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.2%
of 1,06,090
Srihargobindpur is a safe seat — BALBIR SINGH won by 35.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALBIR SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 40,934 | 58.3% |
| 2 | GURNAM SINGH | United Front | 15,945 | 22.7% |
| 3 | SUKHWINDER SINGH | BSP | 7,683 | 10.9% |
| 4 | KALYAN MASIH | IND | 2,895 | 4.1% |
| 5 | MADAN MOHAN SINGH | IND | 2,779 | 4.0% |
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 (62nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.2% · min 1.0% · max 50.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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62nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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90th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 58.3%CPI 22.7%BSP 10.9%OTH 8.1%
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.