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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1977
Amritsar West
Winner — 1977
SATYA PAL DANG
CPI· Left
CPI 66.4%JNP 31.1%6 others 2.5%
Votes
35,556
66.4% share
Winning margin
18,912
35.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.3%
of 95,048
Amritsar West is a safe seat — SATYA PAL DANG won by 35.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SATYA PAL DANG | Left | 35,556 | 66.4% |
| 2 | KHUSHPAL SINGH | Janata | 16,644 | 31.1% |
| 3 | KARAM CHAND | IND | 328 | 0.6% |
| 4 | CHAMAN LAL | IND | 276 | 0.5% |
| 5 | MEHNGA SINGH | IND | 212 | 0.4% |
| 6 | KASTURI LAL | IND | 209 | 0.4% |
| 7 | GIAN CHAND | IND | 187 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SOHAN SINGH | IND | 142 | 0.3% |
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 (115th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe35.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
115th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
33rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 66.4%JNP 31.1%OTH 2.5%
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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