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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 19 · 2022
Amritsar South
Winner — 2022
INDERBIR SINGH NIJJAR
AAP· AAP
AAP 50.1%SAD 24.1%14 others 25.8%
Votes
53,053
50.1% share
Winning margin
27,503
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
59.5%
of 1,78,017
Amritsar South is a safe seat — INDERBIR SINGH NIJJAR won by 26.0%.
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.08 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | INDERBIR SINGH NIJJAR | AAP | 53,053 | 50.1% |
| 2 | TALBIR SINGH GILL | 25,550 | 24.1% | |
| 3 | INDERBIR SINGH BOLARIA | INC | 22,467 | 21.2% |
| 4 | HARJINDER SINGH THEKEDAR | PLC | 1,566 | 1.5% |
| 5 | Pritpal Singh | SAD(A) | 1,204 | 1.1% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 632 | 0.6% |
| 7 | LOVE KUMAR | IND | 318 | 0.3% |
| 8 | Brahmjeet Singh | IND | 285 | 0.3% |
| 9 | Kudratpal Singh | IND | 193 | 0.2% |
| 10 | Tarun Mehta | IND | 162 | 0.1% |
| 11 | GURWINDER SINGH | BSP(A) | 112 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PHULJIT SINGH VARPAL | 94 | 0.1% | |
| 13 | Kuldip Singh | IND | 81 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RITISH KHANNA | RTORP | 64 | 0.1% |
| 15 | AJAY BHATIA | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 16 | Satbir Singh | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (114th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.9% · min 0.5% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
114th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
95th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
83rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 50.1%SAD 24.1%INC 21.2%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.08 Cr
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
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