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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1985
Kharar
Winner — 1985
BACHITTAR SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 49.6%INC 36.7%6 others 13.7%
Votes
34,626
49.6% share
Winning margin
8,984
12.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.4%
of 1,08,453
A clear win with a 12.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACHITTAR SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 34,626 | 49.6% |
| 2 | RAGHBIR SINGH | INC | 25,642 | 36.7% |
| 3 | SHAMSHER SINGH | Left | 6,439 | 9.2% |
| 4 | NATRAJ | IND | 1,285 | 1.8% |
| 5 | AJAIB SINGH | IND | 989 | 1.4% |
| 6 | KISHAN SINGH | IND | 445 | 0.6% |
| 7 | TILAK RAJ | IND | 252 | 0.4% |
| 8 | KEHAR SINGH | IND | 191 | 0.3% |
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 (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.4% · max 35.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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60th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
4th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.6%INC 36.7%CPI 9.2%OTH 4.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments
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