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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 38 · 1997
Nawan Shahr
Winner — 1997
CHARANJIT SINGH
IND
IND 34.8%SAD 32.9%5 others 32.3%
Votes
35,933
34.8% share
Winning margin
1,990
1.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.0%
of 1,41,268
Nawan Shahr was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.9% — fewer than 1,990 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHARANJIT SINGH | IND | 35,933 | 34.8% |
| 2 | JATINDER SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 33,943 | 32.9% |
| 3 | DARSHAN LAL | BSP | 25,644 | 24.9% |
| 4 | BALBIR SINGH | United Front | 4,112 | 4.0% |
| 5 | DALJIT SINGH | IND | 1,818 | 1.8% |
| 6 | AMAR KAUR | INC | 1,450 | 1.4% |
| 7 | MOHAN SINGH MANN | BSP(A) | 252 | 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.
Average turnout (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.9% · max 32.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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86th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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7th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.8%SAD 32.9%BSP 24.9%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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