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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2007

Nawan Shahr

Winner — 2007

JATINDER SINGH KARIHA
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 42.1%INC 36.8%8 others 21.1%
Votes
46,172
42.1% share
Winning margin
5,815
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.9%
of 1,40,765

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JATINDER SINGH KARIHA
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
46,17242.1%
2
PARKASH SINGH
UPA
40,35736.8%
3
VINOD KUMAR
BSP
17,97016.4%
4
KULWINDER SINGH
IND
2,1782.0%
5
HARJINDER SINGH
UPA
7260.7%
6
MEENA CHAUDHARY
IND
5530.5%
7
SATPAL
IND
4630.4%
8
MAHINDER SINGH
DBSP
4310.4%
9
NASIB CHAND
NDA
4020.4%
10
SUCHA BHAURIA
IND
3760.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.9% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
86th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
7th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 42.1%INC 36.8%BSP 16.4%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods

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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