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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2002

Ajnala

Winner — 2002

DR. RATTAN SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 46.1%IND 45.8%3 others 8.1%
Votes
47,182
46.1% share
Winning margin
356
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
69.9%
of 1,46,442

Ajnala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 356 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. RATTAN SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
47,18246.1%
2
HARPARTAP SINGH
IND
46,82645.8%
3
RAVI RAJBIR SINGH
INC
5,9265.8%
4
BALDEV SINGH SIRSA
1,3971.4%
5
GURMUKH SINGH
BSP
9670.9%

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 (90th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.3% · max 63.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
90th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
5th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 46.1%IND 45.8%INC 5.8%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Achar-Muraba🏺Embroidery🏺Tourism

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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