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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1985

Batala

Winner — 1985

ASHWANI
INC· INC
INC 51.1%SAD 30.1%6 others 18.8%
Votes
34,401
51.1% share
Winning margin
14,171
21.1% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.0%
of 1,00,414

Batala is a safe seat — ASHWANI won by 21.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHWANI
INC
34,40151.1%
2
DHARAM SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
20,23030.1%
3
BALDEV MITTAR
BJP
9,64114.3%
4
RAM RATTAN
IND
1,5762.3%
5
RANBIR SINGH
Left
1,0371.5%
6
BALBIR SINGH
IND
1700.3%
7
KARNAIL SINGH
IND
1530.2%
8
BALWINDER SINGH
IND
480.1%

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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
21.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.1% · max 22.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
48th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
97th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.1%SAD 30.1%BJP 14.3%OTH 4.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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