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Batala

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Winner — 2017

LAKHBIR SINGH LODHINANGAL
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 34.5%INC 34.1%12 others 31.5%
Votes
42,517
34.5% share
Winning margin
485
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
69.8%
of 1,76,725

Batala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 485 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 13 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

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All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
LAKHBIR SINGH LODHINANGAL
SAD
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
42,51734.5%
2
ASHWANI SEKHRI
INC
INC
42,03234.1%
3
GURPREET SINGH GHUGGI
AAP
AAP
34,30227.8%
—
NOTA
NOTA
7130.6%
5
INDER SEKHRI
APPA
6910.6%
6
GURPREET SINGH GHULLI
IND
6220.5%
7
BAKHSHIS SINGH
BSP
5460.4%
8
SANJEEV KUMAR MALHAN
IND
4440.4%
9
ANIL MAHAJAN
IND
3570.3%
10
AVTAR SINGH
CPM
3560.3%
11
LAKHBIR SINGH
IND
2430.2%
12
ASHWANI KUMAR
IND
2260.2%
13
SANTOSH KUMAR
IND
1970.2%
14
ASHWANI KUMAR SHAKRI
IND
1680.1%

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

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 55.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
89th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
103rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 34.5%INC 34.1%AAP 27.8%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/13

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.39 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?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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Baradari Batala

⭐Heritage SiteWikidata
📍Google MapsOSM
Tomb of Shamsher Khan

Tomb of Shamsher Khan

🏛️MonumentWikidata
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