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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1985
Abohar
Winner — 1985
ARJAN SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 49.6%INC 43.5%8 others 7.0%
Votes
33,402
49.6% share
Winning margin
4,113
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.0%
of 1,02,108
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJAN SINGH | BJP | 33,402 | 49.6% |
| 2 | SAJJAN KUMAR | INC | 29,289 | 43.5% |
| 3 | DALIP KUMAR | Left | 2,147 | 3.2% |
| 4 | BIRBAL | IND | 777 | 1.1% |
| 5 | KAILASH CHANDER | IND | 523 | 0.8% |
| 6 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 317 | 0.5% |
| 7 | VISHAN CHAND | IND | 284 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BALDEV KUMAR | IND | 238 | 0.3% |
| 9 | SATPAL | IND | 237 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SOM PRAKASH | IND | 182 | 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.
High turnout (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.4% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
10th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.6%INC 43.5%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,88,525
Density
414 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,353 km²
SC population32.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.9%Hindu 27.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.0%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation87.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)🏺Cotton Yarn🏺Honey
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.