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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1997
Tarn Taran
Winner — 1997
PREM SINGH LALPUR
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 59.5%INC 26.2%4 others 14.3%
Votes
45,121
59.5% share
Winning margin
25,219
33.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.7%
of 1,20,879
Tarn Taran is a safe seat — PREM SINGH LALPUR won by 33.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREM SINGH LALPUR | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 45,121 | 59.5% |
| 2 | DALBAGH SINGH DALEKE | INC | 19,902 | 26.3% |
| 3 | JASPAL SINGH | United Front | 3,766 | 5.0% |
| 4 | SURINDER SINGH SHAHI | IND | 3,737 | 4.9% |
| 5 | GURMIT KAUR | IND | 2,306 | 3.0% |
| 6 | NARINDER SINGH | IND | 999 | 1.3% |
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.
Average turnout (69th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean33.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.0% · max 33.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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69th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
46th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 59.5%INC 26.3%OTH 14.3%
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?
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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.