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Punjab · PC 1 · 1996
Gurdaspur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SUKHBUNS KAUR
INC· INC
INC 35.2%BJP 24.2%12 others 40.6%
Votes
2,37,499
35.2% share
Winning margin
74,547
11.1% of votes
Total votes cast
6,73,975
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKHBUNS KAUR | INC | 2,37,499 | 35.2% |
| 2 | JAGDISH SAWHNEY | BJP | 1,62,952 | 24.2% |
| 3 | JAGDISH SINGH WALIA | BJP | 1,40,812 | 20.9% |
| 4 | DHARAM CHAND | 34,887 | 5.2% | |
| 5 | SUCHA SINGH | 30,255 | 4.5% | |
| 6 | TILAK RAJ | IND | 26,928 | 4.0% |
| 7 | ASHWANI KUMAR | AIIC(T) | 17,386 | 2.6% |
| 8 | ELIZABETH | IND | 12,391 | 1.8% |
| 9 | AMARJIT KAUR | IND | 3,425 | 0.5% |
| 10 | MUSHTAQ MASIH | IND | 2,559 | 0.4% |
| 11 | SATBIR SINGH | IND | 1,863 | 0.3% |
| 12 | AMAR SINGH | IND | 1,127 | 0.2% |
| 13 | DESH BANDHU | IND | 1,108 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAGHU NANDAN KUMAR | IND | 783 | 0.1% |
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High turnout (3rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.5% · min 0.2% · max 35.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
3rd of 13How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.92
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 13How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
13th of 13How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.2%BJP 24.2%SAD 20.9%BSP 5.2%OTH 14.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.