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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1997
Raikot
Winner — 1997
HARMOHINDER SINGH PARDHAN
INC· INC
INC 42.7%SAD 38.1%6 others 19.2%
Votes
38,297
42.7% share
Winning margin
4,052
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.4%
of 1,23,977
A closely fought contest. HARMOHINDER SINGH PARDHAN won with a 4.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARMOHINDER SINGH PARDHAN | INC | 38,297 | 42.7% |
| 2 | RANJIT SINGH TALWANDI | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 34,245 | 38.1% |
| 3 | PARAMJIT SINGH RANU | BSP | 7,006 | 7.8% |
| 4 | NIRMAL SINGH | IND | 4,198 | 4.7% |
| 5 | RACHHPAL SINGH | United Front | 2,421 | 2.7% |
| 6 | RAJWINDER SINGH | IND | 2,414 | 2.7% |
| 7 | HARDEV SINGH SANDHU | IND | 957 | 1.1% |
| 8 | TALIB SINGH | 244 | 0.3% |
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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 (44th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 2.4% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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44th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.51
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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57th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.7%SAD 38.1%BSP 7.8%OTH 11.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,180 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 71.2%Hindu 25.5%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity98.2%
Sanitation86.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate86.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.3%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Forged Items🏺Machine parts/ Rolling Mill Machinery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.