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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2000 by-elections
Nawan Shahr
Winner — 2000 by-elections
Jatinder Singh Kariha
SAD 56.0%INC 31.1%6 others 12.9%
Votes
59,533
56.0% share
Winning margin
26,511
24.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Nawan Shahr is a safe seat — Jatinder Singh Kariha won by 24.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jatinder Singh Kariha | 59,533 | 56.0% | |
| 2 | Parkash Singh | 33,022 | 31.1% | |
| 3 | Darshan Lal Jethumajara | 11,294 | 10.6% | |
| 4 | Ravinder Gautam | IND | 1,038 | 1.0% |
| 5 | Nachhtar Singh | SHSAD | 484 | 0.5% |
| 6 | Karam Chand Suman | 394 | 0.4% | |
| 7 | Kirpal Singh | IND | 279 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Gurnam Singh | IND | 250 | 0.2% |
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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.9% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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86th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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7th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 56.0%INC 31.1%BSP 10.6%OTH 2.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%
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.