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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1985
Amritsar North
Winner — 1985
BRIJ BHUSHAN MEHRA
INC· INC
INC 48.9%BJP 22.7%11 others 28.4%
Votes
25,354
48.9% share
Winning margin
13,589
26.2% of votes
Total candidates
13
Turnout
57.7%
of 89,860
Amritsar North is a safe seat — BRIJ BHUSHAN MEHRA won by 26.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJ BHUSHAN MEHRA | INC | 25,354 | 48.9% |
| 2 | SATPAL MAHAJAN | BJP | 11,765 | 22.7% |
| 3 | HARI SINGH AREWALA | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 11,356 | 21.9% |
| 4 | AVTAR SINGH SACHDEVA | Left | 1,139 | 2.2% |
| 5 | BAIJ NATH BATI | IND | 951 | 1.8% |
| 6 | KARTAR CHAND | IND | 705 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RANVIR | IND | 177 | 0.3% |
| 8 | TARA SINGH | IND | 124 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SUNEEL KUMAR SHARMA | IND | 78 | 0.1% |
| 10 | KISHEN PARSHAD SHARMA | IND | 68 | 0.1% |
| 11 | MANJIT SINGH BHATIA | IND | 58 | 0.1% |
| 12 | HARJIT SINGH BILLA | IND | 52 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SHANGRA SINGH | IND | 31 | 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.
Low turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.9% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
117th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%BJP 22.7%SAD 21.9%OTH 6.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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