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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1997
Amritsar North
Winner — 1997
BALDEV RAJ CHAWLA
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 60.1%INC 31.9%6 others 8.0%
Votes
35,661
60.1% share
Winning margin
16,732
28.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.9%
of 1,14,372
Amritsar North is a safe seat — BALDEV RAJ CHAWLA won by 28.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALDEV RAJ CHAWLA | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 35,661 | 60.1% |
| 2 | FAQIR CHAND SHARMA | INC | 18,929 | 31.9% |
| 3 | RAVINDER KUMAR HANS | BSP | 2,069 | 3.5% |
| 4 | INDERJIT KHURANA (LALI) | IND | 1,012 | 1.7% |
| 5 | AMARJIT KAUR | United Front | 740 | 1.3% |
| 6 | JASWANT SARPAL |  FBL | 387 | 0.7% |
| 7 | SHASHI PAL | IND | 358 | 0.6% |
| 8 | KIRPAL SINGH (GUDDIANWALA) | IND | 184 | 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.
Low turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe28.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.9% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
117th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.1%INC 31.9%OTH 8.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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