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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1985
Faridkot
Winner — 1985
KARNAIL SINGH DOAD
IND
IND 38.7%INC 25.7%7 others 35.5%
Votes
21,410
38.7% share
Winning margin
7,175
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
52.5%
of 1,05,258
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARNAIL SINGH DOAD | IND | 21,410 | 38.7% |
| 2 | VEENA RANI | INC | 14,235 | 25.7% |
| 3 | BALBIR SINGH BRAR | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 12,724 | 23.0% |
| 4 | JOGINDER SINGH BRAR | Left | 3,548 | 6.4% |
| 5 | SHERI RAM | IND | 2,568 | 4.6% |
| 6 | MAGHER SINGH | IND | 459 | 0.8% |
| 7 | LAL SINGH | IND | 171 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RATTANCHAND MONGA | IND | 94 | 0.2% |
| 9 | CHARAN DAS | IND | 84 | 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 (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.7% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
64th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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60th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.7%INC 25.7%SAD 23.0%CPM 6.4%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery🏺Metal Casting🏺Vegetable Oil
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.