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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1997
Patiala Town
Winner — 1997
SURJIT SINGH KOHLI
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 52.8%INC 36.7%12 others 10.5%
Votes
41,430
52.8% share
Winning margin
12,664
16.1% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
55.9%
of 1,40,286
Patiala Town is a safe seat — SURJIT SINGH KOHLI won by 16.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURJIT SINGH KOHLI | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 41,430 | 52.8% |
| 2 | BRAHM MOHINDRA | INC | 28,766 | 36.7% |
| 3 | KRISHAN KUMAR | IND | 4,247 | 5.4% |
| 4 | PUSHVINDER | IND | 1,653 | 2.1% |
| 5 | KARAMJIT SINGH KASHYAP | United Front | 671 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RAVINDER SINGH | 526 | 0.7% | |
| 7 | AMRITBIR SINGH | United Front | 300 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DIDAR CHAND | BSP(A) | 219 | 0.3% |
| 9 | HARI SINGH RANA | IND | 186 | 0.2% |
| 10 | JOGINDER SINGH BANGAR | IND | 169 | 0.2% |
| 11 | HARBANS SINGH | IND | 127 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SURJIT SINGH | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 13 | MUSA KHAN | IND | 67 | 0.1% |
| 14 | INDER KUMAR | IND | 19 | 0.0% |
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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 (67th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe16.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.5% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
67th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 52.8%INC 36.7%IND 5.4%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.