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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARA SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 20,638 | 36.8% |
| 2 | GURVIR SINGH | INC | 19,708 | 35.2% |
| 3 | RAMESH DUTT | BJP | 8,881 | 15.8% |
| 4 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 1,627 | 2.9% |
| 5 | SEWA SINGH | IND | 1,625 | 2.9% |
| 6 | KARTAR CHAND | IND | 1,074 | 1.9% |
| 7 | BALBIR SINGH | IND | 608 | 1.1% |
| 8 | SURINDER PAUL BHOOMBLA | IND | 428 | 0.8% |
| 9 | CHARAN SINGH | IND | 285 | 0.5% |
| 10 | RAM KISHAN | IND | 242 | 0.4% |
| 11 | HARNEK SINGH | IND | 217 | 0.4% |
| 12 | BANTU | IND | 206 | 0.4% |
| 13 | RAM LAL | IND | 183 | 0.3% |
| 14 | RAM SARUP | IND | 176 | 0.3% |
| 15 | JASWANT SINGH PANGALIA | IND | 86 | 0.1% |
| 16 | SADHU RAM | IND | 51 | 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 (93rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.7% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
93rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 117Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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