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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1985

Anandpur Sahib - Ropar

Winner — 1985

TARA SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 36.8%INC 35.2%14 others 28.0%
Votes
20,638
36.8% share
Winning margin
930
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
65.0%
of 86,207

Anandpur Sahib - Ropar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 930 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TARA SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
20,63836.8%
2
GURVIR SINGH
INC
19,70835.2%
3
RAMESH DUTT
BJP
8,88115.8%
4
BALDEV SINGH
IND
1,6272.9%
5
SEWA SINGH
IND
1,6252.9%
6
KARTAR CHAND
IND
1,0741.9%
7
BALBIR SINGH
IND
6081.1%
8
SURINDER PAUL BHOOMBLA
IND
4280.8%
9
CHARAN SINGH
IND
2850.5%
10
RAM KISHAN
IND
2420.4%
11
HARNEK SINGH
IND
2170.4%
12
BANTU
IND
2060.4%
13
RAM LAL
IND
1830.3%
14
RAM SARUP
IND
1760.3%
15
JASWANT SINGH PANGALIA
IND
860.1%
16
SADHU RAM
IND
510.1%

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 (93rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.7% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
93rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 36.8%INC 35.2%BJP 15.8%OTH 12.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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