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Jalandhar

Winner — 2023 by-election

Sushil Kumar Rinku
AAP 34.0%INC 27.4%17 others + NOTA 38.5%
Votes
3,02,279
34.0% share
Winning margin
58,691
6.6% of votes
Total votes cast
8,87,626
Candidates
19
Seat history

All Candidates

19 candidates + NOTA
#CandidatePartyVotes · %
1
Sushil Kumar Rinku
3,02,27934.0%
2
Karamjit Kaur Chaudhary
2,43,58827.4%
3
Sukhwinder Sukhi Dr.
1,58,44517.9%
4
Inder Iqbal Singh Atwal
1,34,80015.2%
5
Gurjant Singh Kattu
20,3662.3%
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NOTA
NOTA
6,6610.8%
6
Neetu Shattra Wala
IND
4,5990.5%
7
Gulshan Azad
IND
2,7300.3%
8
Palwinder Kaur
IND
2,4540.3%
9
Raj Kumar Saqi
IND
1,7830.2%
10
Manjeet Singh
1,3610.1%
11
Dr. Sugriv Singh Nanglu
NATJUP
1,2080.1%
12
Sandeep Kaur
IND
1,1750.1%
13
Amrish Bhagat
IND
1,0850.1%
14
Paramjit Kaur Teji
PKD
1,0600.1%
15
Rohit Kumar Tinku
IND
1,0470.1%
16
Ashok Kumar
IND
1,0370.1%
17
Maninder Singh Bhatia
PPID
8640.1%
18
Tirath Singh Begampura Bharat
BHUDRP
5990.1%
19
Yograj Sahota
PNJBNP
4850.1%

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.

A clear win, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

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6.6%

winning margin, share of votes

How many people voted?

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55%

of registered voters

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How many parties were really in the race?

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A crowded field

The top three took 79% of the votes.

Effective number of parties: 4.05 — counts each party by its share of the vote.

How much NOTA?

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0.8%

of votes went to NOTA, “None of the above”

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How often does it back the winner?

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…

How did the vote split?

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34.0%won by AAP
AAP 34.0%INC 27.4%SAD 17.9%BJP 15.2%Others 4.7%NOTA 0.8%

Jalandhar district · 21.9 lakh people · Census 2011

Known for Hand Tools, Honey and Leather, among others.

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Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population (2011)
21,93,590
Density (2011)
836 / km²
Sex ratio (2011)
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0% (2011)
ST population0.0% (2011)

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
  • Hindu63.6%
  • Sikh32.8%
  • Muslim1.4%
  • Christian1.2%
  • Buddhist0.5%
  • Jain0.2%
  • Other religions (incl. tribal faiths)<0.1%
  • Not stated0.4%

Homes with tap water, electricity and a toilet (Census 2011)

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 · SHARE OF HOUSEHOLDS
Tap water65.4% (2011)
Electric lighting98.3% (2011)
Toilet at home86.5% (2011)

Health and family (NFHS-5, 2019–21)

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 187.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%

What's nearby?

18 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods
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Ancient Mound, Katpalon

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

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Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

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Mughal Bridge

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Mughal Bridge

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Mughal Kos Minar, Three Miles of north-west of Dakhni Sarai

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Mughal Kos Minar, Three Miles of north-west of Dakhni Sarai

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Sarai Including Gateway, Dakhni

🏛️MonumentASI

Sarai Including Gateway

Sarai including gateway, Nurmahal

Sarai including gateway, Nurmahal

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Sarai including gateway

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

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Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

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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