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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1997
Balachaur
Winner — 1997
NAND LAL
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 53.0%BSP 27.3%5 others 19.7%
Votes
42,403
53.0% share
Winning margin
20,522
25.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.0%
of 1,25,037
Balachaur is a safe seat — NAND LAL won by 25.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAND LAL | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 42,403 | 53.0% |
| 2 | HARGOPAL SINGH | BSP | 21,881 | 27.3% |
| 3 | SURJIT BHATIA | INC | 12,585 | 15.7% |
| 4 | MEHAR CHAND | United Front | 1,477 | 1.9% |
| 5 | NAZAR SINGH | IND | 1,065 | 1.3% |
| 6 | RAM KISHAN | IND | 403 | 0.5% |
| 7 | HARMESH RANGILA | BSP(A) | 218 | 0.3% |
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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.1% · max 51.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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70th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
28th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 53.0%BSP 27.3%INC 15.7%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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