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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1997
Amritsar Central
Winner — 1997
LAXMI KANTA CHAWLA
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 53.9%INC 24.9%8 others 21.3%
Votes
27,070
53.9% share
Winning margin
14,583
29.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
60.4%
of 83,232
Amritsar Central is a safe seat — LAXMI KANTA CHAWLA won by 29.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAXMI KANTA CHAWLA | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 27,070 | 53.9% |
| 2 | DARBARI LAL | INC | 12,487 | 24.9% |
| 3 | ARUN KUMAR PAPPAL | IND | 7,731 | 15.4% |
| 4 | HARISH KUMAR TANEJA | IND | 2,077 | 4.1% |
| 5 | PARMOD GILL | IND | 379 | 0.8% |
| 6 | JASMINE ASGHAR | BSP | 265 | 0.5% |
| 7 | RAMAN KUMAR DUA | United Front | 143 | 0.3% |
| 8 | SATISH KUMAR BABLA | 57 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | KULJIT SINGH | IND | 26 | 0.1% |
| 10 | RAJNEESH KUMAR | IND | 9 | 0.0% |
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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
105th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
75th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.9%INC 24.9%IND 15.4%OTH 5.9%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.