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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1985

Ghanaur

Winner — 1985

JASDEV SINGH SANDHU
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 45.6%INC 40.4%7 others 14.0%
Votes
27,019
45.6% share
Winning margin
3,110
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
71.1%
of 83,240

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JASDEV SINGH SANDHU
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
27,01945.6%
2
KARANBIR SINGH
INC
23,90940.4%
3
PREM SINGH
Left
5,1568.7%
4
SINGHARA SINGH
IND
1,3632.3%
5
LAKHBIR SINGH
IND
7301.2%
6
JAGDEV SINGH
IND
3510.6%
7
PIARA SINGH
IND
3150.5%
8
HARI SINGH
IND
2220.4%
9
MANJIT SINGH
IND
1350.2%

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 (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
31st of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
25th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 45.6%INC 40.4%CPM 8.7%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,95,746
Density
444 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,242 km²
SC population36.5%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%SIKH
Sikh 82.2%Hindu 15.9%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity95.9%
Sanitation87.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)16.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate74.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance23.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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