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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1997
Amritsar West
Winner — 1997
OM PARKASH SONI
IND
IND 40.1%BJP 27.1%8 others 32.8%
Votes
42,305
40.1% share
Winning margin
13,671
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
57.6%
of 1,83,163
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM PARKASH SONI | IND | 42,305 | 40.1% |
| 2 | OM PARKASH KALIA | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 28,634 | 27.1% |
| 3 | JAI KARAN SINGH PATHAINA | United Front | 26,441 | 25.1% |
| 4 | PARMOD KUMAR BABLA | IND | 3,335 | 3.2% |
| 5 | RAJIV KUMAR BAGAT | BSP | 2,302 | 2.2% |
| 6 | ASHWANI KUMAR | IND | 1,403 | 1.3% |
| 7 | SWARAN SINGH | BAMP | 335 | 0.3% |
| 8 | DARSHAN SINGH AREWALA | PJM | 251 | 0.2% |
| 9 | KARTAR KAUR SANDHU | IND | 250 | 0.2% |
| 10 | VIJAY KUMAR | IND | 236 | 0.2% |
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 (115th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
115th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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33rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 40.1%BJP 27.1%CPI 25.1%OTH 7.7%
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?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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