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Punjab · PC 2 · 2007 by-election
Amritsar
Winner — 2007 by-election
Navjot Singh Sidhu
BJP 50.6%INC 41.8%8 others 7.6%
Votes
4,44,748
50.6% share
Winning margin
77,626
8.8% of votes
Total votes cast
8,78,992
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Navjot Singh Sidhu | 4,44,748 | 50.6% | |
| 2 | Surinder Singla | 3,67,122 | 41.8% | |
| 3 | Surinder Arjun Pandit | 21,416 | 2.4% | |
| 4 | Gurvinder Singh Sham Pura | IND | 11,656 | 1.3% |
| 5 | Mukhjit Singh Bhullar | BSP(A) | 8,938 | 1.0% |
| 6 | Sham Sher Singh Makhanwindi | PBLP | 7,695 | 0.9% |
| 7 | Sarabjit Singh | IND | 5,439 | 0.6% |
| 8 | Manish Kumar | 4,598 | 0.5% | |
| 9 | Ashwani Kumar | IND | 3,941 | 0.5% |
| 10 | Vijay Hans | DBSP | 3,439 | 0.4% |
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.
Low turnout (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 25.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
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
BJP 50.6%INC 41.8%OTH 7.7%
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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