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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1969
Amritsar Central
Winner — 1969
BALRAM DASS
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 51.9%INC 46.3%1 others 1.9%
Votes
20,018
51.9% share
Winning margin
2,151
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
74.4%
of 51,897
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALRAM DASS | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 20,018 | 51.9% |
| 2 | CHANDAN LAL | INC | 17,867 | 46.3% |
| 3 | DINA NATH | IND | 716 | 1.9% |
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.
Low turnout (102nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.9% · min 0.4% · max 85.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
102nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.55
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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55th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.55EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 51.9%INC 46.3%OTH 1.9%
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?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Achar-Muraba🏺Embroidery🏺Tourism
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Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir
🏛️MonumentASI
Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.