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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 111 · 1997
Bhatinda
Winner — 1997
CHIRANJI LAL GARG
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 50.8%INC 28.6%7 others 20.6%
Votes
55,736
50.8% share
Winning margin
24,381
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
56.8%
of 1,93,167
Bhatinda is a safe seat — CHIRANJI LAL GARG won by 22.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHIRANJI LAL GARG | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 55,736 | 50.8% |
| 2 | SURINDER KAPOOR | INC | 31,355 | 28.6% |
| 3 | TOGA SINGH | 13,830 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | JAGJIT SINGH | United Front | 4,696 | 4.3% |
| 5 | HARJINDER SINGH | IND | 1,416 | 1.3% |
| 6 | GURDAS SINGH JHUMBA | IND | 1,126 | 1.0% |
| 7 | SURJIT KAUR | IND | 709 | 0.7% |
| 8 | GURJIT SINGH | IND | 417 | 0.4% |
| 9 | GEETA RANI | ABSR | 345 | 0.3% |
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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 (45th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 1.6% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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45th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.66
fewer partiesmore parties
22nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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64th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 50.8%INC 28.6%SAD(M) 12.6%OTH 7.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.