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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 96 · 1985

Firozepur Cantonment

Winner — 1985

MOHINDER SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 48.2%INC 46.2%5 others 5.6%
Votes
27,847
48.2% share
Winning margin
1,126
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
68.5%
of 84,304

Firozepur Cantonment was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,126 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHINDER SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
27,84748.2%
2
GURNAIB SINGH BRAR
INC
26,72146.2%
3
HELEEM NASRY
IND
1,7883.1%
4
TEJI DUBI
IND
5010.9%
5
BALDEV RAJ
IND
5010.9%
6
JASWANT SINGH
IND
2730.5%
7
AMRIT SINGH
IND
1610.3%

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 (16th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.3% · min 0.9% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
16th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.49
fewer partiesmore parties
106th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
76th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.49EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 48.2%INC 46.2%OTH 5.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,69,751
Density
350 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,198 km²
SC population33.6%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%SIKH
Sikh 77.8%Hindu 20.3%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.8%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation67.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate67.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel52.3%
Health insurance18.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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