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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1997
Hoshiarpur
Winner — 1997
TIKHSHAN SOOD
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 49.4%BSP 21.7%5 others 28.9%
Votes
39,444
49.4% share
Winning margin
22,115
27.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.0%
of 1,28,754
Hoshiarpur is a safe seat — TIKHSHAN SOOD won by 27.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TIKHSHAN SOOD | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 39,444 | 49.4% |
| 2 | MOHINDER PAL | BSP | 17,329 | 21.7% |
| 3 | THAKUR NARESH | INC | 15,639 | 19.6% |
| 4 | SUNIL DUTT WALIA | United Front | 3,619 | 4.5% |
| 5 | SURJIT SINGH JATPURI | 2,713 | 3.4% | |
| 6 | RAMESH KUMAR | IND | 702 | 0.9% |
| 7 | RAVI KUMAR SABHARWAL | SJP(R) | 452 | 0.6% |
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 (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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79th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.40
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
102nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.4%BSP 21.7%INC 19.6%OTH 9.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.