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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 3 · 2012
Pathankot
Winner — 2012
ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
BJP 44.6%INC 25.7%8 others 29.7%
Votes
42,218
44.6% share
Winning margin
17,856
18.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
72.7%
of 1,30,391
Pathankot is a safe seat — ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA won by 18.9%.
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.21 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHWANI KUMAR SHARMA | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 42,218 | 44.6% |
| 2 | RAMAN BHALLA | UPA | 24,362 | 25.7% |
| 3 | ASHOK SHARMA | IND | 23,713 | 25.0% |
| 4 | DR. JASPAL SINGH BHINDER | PPOP | 1,294 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SANSAR CHAND | BSP | 1,129 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MUNISHA | IND | 712 | 0.8% |
| 7 | AMIT AGGARWAL | 635 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | SHASHI BALA | IND | 292 | 0.3% |
| 9 | KARTAR SINGH KHALSA | IND | 208 | 0.2% |
| 10 | SUDESH | UPA | 179 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.6% · max 72.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
50th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
86th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 44.6%INC 25.7%IND 25.0%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.21 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.