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Gurdashpur
Winner — 2017 by-election
Sunil Kumar Jakhar
INC 60.2%BJP 36.9%1 others 2.8%
Votes
4,99,752
60.2% share
Winning margin
1,93,219
23.3% of votes
Total votes cast
8,29,864
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sunil Kumar Jakhar | 4,99,752 | 60.2% | |
| 2 | Swaran Salaria | 3,06,533 | 36.9% | |
| 3 | Maj. Gen Suresh Kumar Khajuria (Retd.) | 23,579 | 2.8% |
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 (3rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.3%
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 60.2%BJP 36.9%OTH 2.8%
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.