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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1985

Malerkotla

Winner — 1985

NUSRAT ALI KHAN
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 50.0%INC 42.4%7 others 7.6%
Votes
38,139
50.0% share
Winning margin
5,748
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.9%
of 1,03,262

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NUSRAT ALI KHAN
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
38,13950.0%
2
ABDUL GAFOOR
INC
32,39142.5%
3
ILTAFUR REHMAN
Left
3,3134.3%
4
KARTARA
IND
1,1541.5%
5
AZHAR MOHAMUD
IND
5100.7%
6
ABRAHIM
IND
3380.4%
7
DEEPAK RAI
IND
2240.3%
8
SHABIR AHMED
IND
1530.2%
9
AZHAR ALI KHAN
IND
880.1%

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 (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 73.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
53rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.45
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
95th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 50.0%INC 42.5%OTH 7.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
🏛️

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

🏛️MonumentASI

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

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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