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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 88 · 1997
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Winner — 1997
BHAGWAN DASS ARORA
INC· INC
INC 41.1%SAD 38.6%4 others 20.3%
Votes
42,413
41.1% share
Winning margin
2,506
2.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
76.7%
of 1,34,659
A closely fought contest. BHAGWAN DASS ARORA won with a 2.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAGWAN DASS ARORA | INC | 42,413 | 41.1% |
| 2 | SUKHDEV SINGH DHINDSA | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 39,907 | 38.6% |
| 3 | SUNMUKH SINGH MOKHA | IND | 20,076 | 19.4% |
| 4 | PARAMJIT SINGH | BSP(A) | 486 | 0.5% |
| 5 | GURINDERPAL SINGH SIDHU (BITTU) | IND | 310 | 0.3% |
| 6 | SURJIT SINGH | IND | 92 | 0.1% |
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 (34th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 2.4% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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34th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.11
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73rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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52nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.11EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.1%SAD 38.6%IND 19.4%OTH 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,17,508
Density
424 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,458 km²
SC population38.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%SIKH
Sikh 76.1%Hindu 22.9%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.2%
Women literate72.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance20.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
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