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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2002
Amritsar West
Winner — 2002
OM PARKASH SONI
IND
IND 44.1%CPI 21.2%6 others 34.7%
Votes
45,331
44.1% share
Winning margin
23,540
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
48.8%
of 2,10,646
Amritsar West is a safe seat — OM PARKASH SONI won by 22.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM PARKASH SONI | IND | 45,331 | 44.1% |
| 2 | AMARJIT SINGH | 21,791 | 21.2% | |
| 3 | CAPTAIN RAJINDER KUMAR | NCP | 21,340 | 20.8% |
| 4 | OM PARKASH | NDA | 10,527 | 10.2% |
| 5 | SOHAN LAL | 1,227 | 1.2% | |
| 6 | JATINDER PAL SINGH | IND | 1,208 | 1.2% |
| 7 | VIMAL | BSP | 795 | 0.8% |
| 8 | COL. J.S. BAL (RETD.) | RRD | 589 | 0.6% |
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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.
Low turnout (115th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
115th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
33rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 44.1%CPI 21.2%NCP 20.8%BJP 10.2%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.