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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1997

Garhshankar

Winner — 1997

SHINGARA RAM SAHUNGRA
BSP· BSP
BSP 27.8%BJP 26.7%4 others 45.5%
Votes
21,291
27.8% share
Winning margin
801
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
66.4%
of 1,15,301

Garhshankar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 801 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHINGARA RAM SAHUNGRA
BSP
21,29127.8%
2
AVINASH
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
20,49026.8%
3
DARSHAN SINGH
United Front
13,61317.8%
4
SURINDER SINGH
IND
12,60816.5%
5
RANA VARINDER SINGH
INC
8,32110.9%
6
RAJWINDER PAL SINGH
SJP(R)
2880.4%

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 (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
77th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.80
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 27.8%BJP 26.8%CPM 17.8%IND 16.5%INC 10.9%OTH 0.4%

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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