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Punjab · PC 2 · 1996
Amritsar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
RAGHNANDAN LAL BHATIA
INC· INC
INC 41.0%JD 35.9%18 others 23.1%
Votes
2,68,490
41.0% share
Winning margin
33,672
5.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,54,439
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHNANDAN LAL BHATIA | INC | 2,68,490 | 41.0% |
| 2 | KIRPAL SINGH | United Front | 2,34,818 | 35.9% |
| 3 | BALDEV RAJ CHAWLA | BJP | 83,981 | 12.8% |
| 4 | DALJIT SINGH SANDHU | 19,980 | 3.0% | |
| 5 | KEWAL KRISHAN | AIIC(T) | 12,430 | 1.9% |
| 6 | REHMAT MASIH | IND | 11,669 | 1.8% |
| 7 | SHANKER SINGH | BSP(A) | 5,271 | 0.8% |
| 8 | PARKASH SINGH GILL | IND | 3,027 | 0.5% |
| 9 | RAMAN KUMAR | 1,991 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | BALKAR SINGH | IND | 1,834 | 0.3% |
| 11 | JAGDISH | IND | 1,686 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BALDEV RAJ | IND | 1,502 | 0.2% |
| 13 | SATNAM SINGH | IND | 1,425 | 0.2% |
| 14 | O. P. SINGH | IND | 1,293 | 0.2% |
| 15 | AJAIB SINGH | IND | 1,268 | 0.2% |
| 16 | MAHINDER SINGH | IND | 1,230 | 0.2% |
| 17 | SUSHIL RAI | IND | 885 | 0.1% |
| 18 | BALWANT RAI |  FBLUnited Front | 776 | 0.1% |
| 19 | JAI GOPAL | IND | 580 | 0.1% |
| 20 | RAM SARAN | IND | 303 | 0.1% |
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Low turnout (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 25.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
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13th of 13How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.52
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 13How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
9th of 13How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.0%JD 35.9%BJP 12.8%OTH 10.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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