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Punjab · PC 12 · 1996

Faridkot

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL
SAD· BJP
SAD 39.0%INC 34.2%15 others 26.8%
Votes
3,05,669
39.0% share
Winning margin
37,858
4.8% of votes
Total votes cast
7,83,072
Candidates
17
Seat history

All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL
BJP
3,05,66939.0%
2
KANWALJEET KAUR
INC
2,67,81134.2%
3
JAGMEET SINGH
IND
1,93,44124.7%
4
SAMUAL ASSA MASIH
IND
4,6180.6%
5
RAM KUMAR
IND
1,7010.2%
6
DIDAR SINGH
IND
1,5580.2%
7
HANSA SINGH
1,4600.2%
8
JAGTAR SINGH
IND
1,1980.1%
9
HARNEK SINGH
IND
8810.1%
10
HARBANS LAL
IND
8600.1%
11
JARNAIL SINGH
IND
7360.1%
12
MEET PAL SINGH
IND
5990.1%
13
KARAM CHAND
IND
5870.1%
14
GUJJAR SINGH
IND
5150.1%
15
GURINDER SINGH
IND
4900.1%
16
RANJIT SINGH KOHLI
IND
4790.1%
17
SAHIB SINGH
IND
4690.1%

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.

Average turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 0.1% · max 46.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
4th of 13

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.51
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 13

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
11th of 13

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 39.0%INC 34.2%IND 24.7%OTH 2.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery🏺Metal Casting🏺Vegetable Oil

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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