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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1997

Kapurthala

Winner — 1997

RAGHBIR SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 46.5%INC 28.9%5 others 24.5%
Votes
32,405
46.5% share
Winning margin
12,255
17.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,11,537

Kapurthala is a safe seat — RAGHBIR SINGH won by 17.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAGHBIR SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
32,40546.5%
2
GULZAR SINGH
INC
20,15028.9%
3
MALWINDER SINGH CHAHAL
IND
13,04418.7%
4
OM PARKASH SIDHI
BSP
1,9482.8%
5
JIA LAL NAHAR
BSP(A)
1,3391.9%
6
SURINDER KUMAR
United Front
4450.6%
7
DALVIR SINGH
IND
3240.5%

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 (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 3.4% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
83rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.92
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
59th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 46.5%INC 28.9%IND 18.7%OTH 5.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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