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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1985

Jullundur North

Winner — 1985

VAID OM PRAKASH DUTT
BJP· BJP
BJP 42.3%INC 39.6%10 others 18.1%
Votes
21,286
42.3% share
Winning margin
1,351
2.7% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.5%
of 81,844

A closely fought contest. VAID OM PRAKASH DUTT won with a 2.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
VAID OM PRAKASH DUTT
BJP
21,28642.3%
2
AVTAR HENERY
INC
19,93539.6%
3
DAULAT RAM
IND
7,42014.7%
4
RAJ KUMAR SEHGAL
IND
5021.0%
5
JOGINDER PAL BHAGAT
IND
3430.7%
6
H. S. PREET
IND
2540.5%
7
ASHWANI KUMAR YOGI
IND
2270.5%
8
MELA RAM
IND
1260.3%
9
YASH PAL ALIAS JASPAL SINGH BILLA
IND
900.2%
10
BRAHM PARKASH GOYAL
IND
730.1%
11
KULBHUSHAN KUMAR
IND
690.1%
12
SWARN SINGH
IND
230.1%

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 (92nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.0% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
92nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
69th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 42.3%INC 39.6%IND 14.7%OTH 3.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods
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Ancient Mound, Katpalon

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

🏛️MonumentASI

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

🏛️

Theh Gatti (Mound)

🏛️MonumentASI

Theh Gatti (Mound)

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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