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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1969
Amritsar East
Winner — 1969
GIAN CHAND
INC· INC
INC 49.1%BJS 49.0%6 others 2.0%
Votes
18,761
49.1% share
Winning margin
43
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
77.3%
of 49,432
Amritsar East was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 43 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIAN CHAND | INC | 18,761 | 49.1% |
| 2 | BALDEV PARKASH | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 18,718 | 49.0% |
| 3 | JAGAN NATH | IND | 393 | 1.0% |
| 4 | SAROOP SINGH | IND | 117 | 0.3% |
| 5 | GURCHARAN SINGH | Swatantra Party | 86 | 0.2% |
| 6 | JOGINDER SINGH | IND | 68 | 0.2% |
| 7 | SOBHA RAM | IND | 63 | 0.2% |
| 8 | AMIR SINGH | IND | 28 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (69th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.0% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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69th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
46th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%BJS 49.0%OTH 2.0%
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?
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