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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1980
Barnala
Winner — 1980
SURJIT SINGH
SAD 51.2%INC(I) 45.6%7 others 3.2%
Votes
30,289
51.2% share
Winning margin
3,310
5.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.2%
of 79,757
A clear win with a 5.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURJIT SINGH | 30,289 | 51.2% | |
| 2 | NARINDER SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 26,979 | 45.6% |
| 3 | MOHINDER KUMAR | BJP | 992 | 1.7% |
| 4 | GANPAT RAI | IND | 192 | 0.3% |
| 5 | MIT SINGH | IND | 191 | 0.3% |
| 6 | GULZAR MOHD. | IND | 189 | 0.3% |
| 7 | IQBAL SINGH | IND | 135 | 0.2% |
| 8 | KRISHAN KUMAR | IND | 106 | 0.2% |
| 9 | MURARI LAL | IND | 66 | 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.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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5th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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19th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 51.2%INC(I) 45.6%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,01,896
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,593 km²
SC population42.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.8%Hindu 28.3%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.7%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation77.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.4%
Children fully vaccinated57.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance23.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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