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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1997 by-elections
Qila Raipur
Winner — 1997 by-elections
Jagdish Singh Garcha
SAD 53.9%CPM 42.2%7 others 3.9%
Votes
48,071
53.9% share
Winning margin
10,444
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Jagdish Singh Garcha | 48,071 | 53.9% | |
| 2 | Tarsem Jodhan | 37,627 | 42.2% | |
| 3 | Parkash Singh Jandali | 2,311 | 2.6% | |
| 4 | Dr. Waryam Singh Rajput | IND | 306 | 0.3% |
| 5 | Sukhdev Singh | IND | 282 | 0.3% |
| 6 | Gurdarshan Singh | IND | 236 | 0.3% |
| 7 | Sikandar Singh | IND | 171 | 0.2% |
| 8 | Dr. Manjit Kaur Rajput | IND | 83 | 0.1% |
| 9 | Baldev Singh | IND | 55 | 0.1% |
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 (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.5% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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19th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
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56th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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108th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 53.9%CPM 42.2%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,180 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 71.2%Hindu 25.5%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity98.2%
Sanitation86.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate86.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.3%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
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