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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 112 · 1997Reserved (SC)
Nathana
Winner — 1997
BALBIR SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 49.0%INC 29.2%3 others 21.8%
Votes
41,957
49.0% share
Winning margin
16,904
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,27,392
Nathana is a safe seat — BALBIR SINGH won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALBIR SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 41,957 | 49.0% |
| 2 | GULZAR SINGH | INC | 25,053 | 29.2% |
| 3 | JASMEL SINGH | IND | 12,270 | 14.3% |
| 4 | SURMUKH SINGH | 5,380 | 6.3% | |
| 5 | GURDEV SINGH | IND | 1,013 | 1.2% |
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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 (80th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.3% · min 1.1% · max 29.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
80th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.88
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
56th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.88EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.0%INC 29.2%IND 14.3%SAD(M) 6.3%OTH 1.2%
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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🏷️PhulkariGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.