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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1997
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Winner — 1997
SADHU SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 49.4%CPI 40.9%1 others 9.6%
Votes
42,459
49.4% share
Winning margin
7,274
8.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,22,579
A clear win with a 8.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SADHU SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 42,459 | 49.4% |
| 2 | KARTAR SINGH | United Front | 35,185 | 40.9% |
| 3 | PIRTPAL SINGH | BSP | 8,289 | 9.7% |
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.
Low turnout (116th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.5% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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116th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.4%CPI 40.9%BSP 9.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.