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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 98 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Budhlada
Winner — 2017
BUDH RAM
AAP· AAP + Lok Insaaf Party
AAP 32.2%INC 31.4%9 others 36.4%
Votes
52,265
32.2% share
Winning margin
1,276
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
87.6%
of 1,85,227
Budhlada was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 1,276 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BUDH RAM | AAP + Lok Insaaf Party | 52,265 | 32.2% |
| 2 | RANJIT KAUR BHATTI | INC | 50,989 | 31.4% |
| 3 | NISHAN SINGH | NDA | 50,477 | 31.1% |
| 4 | KRISHAN SINGH | 1,986 | 1.2% | |
| 5 | BHAGWANT SINGH SAMAO | CPI(ML)(L) | 1,601 | 1.0% |
| 6 | RANJIT SINGH | 1,383 | 0.8% | |
| 7 | SHER SINGH | 1,074 | 0.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 778 | 0.5% |
| 9 | KALA SINGH | IND | 651 | 0.4% |
| 10 | KIRPAL SINGH | APPA | 549 | 0.3% |
| 11 | LACHHMAN SINGH MAL SINGH WALA |  AITC | 491 | 0.3% |
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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.
High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
4th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
88th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 32.2%INC 31.4%SAD 31.1%OTH 4.8%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,69,751
Density
350 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,198 km²
SC population33.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%SIKH
Sikh 77.8%Hindu 20.3%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.8%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation67.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate67.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel52.3%
Health insurance18.4%
What's nearby?
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