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Bhatinda

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

HARINDER SINGH KHALSA(NORWAY)
SAD· BJP
SAD 44.7%INC 31.1%21 others 24.2%
Votes
3,02,302
44.7% share
Winning margin
92,229
13.6% of votes
Total votes cast
6,75,953
Candidates
23
Seat history

All Candidates

23 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARINDER SINGH KHALSA(NORWAY)
BJP
3,02,30244.7%
2
SARVJOT SINGH
INC
2,10,07331.1%
3
MAKHAN SINGH
United Front
77,94611.5%
4
SATPAL SINGH
27,4694.1%
5
KULDIP MANAK
IND
23,0903.4%
6
JAGRAJ SINGH
ABMSD
5,6730.8%
7
HARDWARI LAL
IND
4,3280.6%
8
PARMINDER SINGH QAUMI
BSP(A)
4,2180.6%
9
DARSHAN SINGH
IND
3,7780.6%
10
LABH SINGH
CPI(ML)(L)
3,2870.5%
11
NAHAR SINGH
IND
2,8210.4%
12
NATHA SINGH
IND
2,1980.3%
13
MEWA RAM
IND
1,7770.3%
14
KARNAIL SINGH KUSLA
IND
9420.1%
15
GURTEJ SINGH
IND
8990.1%
16
LAL CHAND
IND
8730.1%
17
PURAN SINGH
IND
8310.1%
18
SEVA SINGH
IND
7590.1%
19
SHINGARA SINGH
IND
7530.1%
20
RAJINDER KUMAR
IND
6280.1%
21
KORA SINGH
IND
5920.1%
22
MUKHTIAR SINGH
IND
4850.1%
23
BHUPINDER SINGH
IND
2310.0%

Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.

High turnout (1st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.6% · max 41.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
1st of 13

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.29
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 13

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
8th of 13

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 44.7%INC 31.1%CPI 11.5%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,88,525
Density
414 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,353 km²
SC population32.4%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Bathinda, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.9%Hindu 27.4%Other 1.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.0%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation87.4%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance20.1%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Bhatinda Fort

Bhatinda Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhatinda Fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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