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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1997
Tanda
Winner — 1997
BALVIR SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 53.3%INC 27.3%4 others 19.4%
Votes
41,745
53.3% share
Winning margin
20,386
26.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.2%
of 1,14,886
Tanda is a safe seat — BALVIR SINGH won by 26.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALVIR SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 41,745 | 53.3% |
| 2 | SURJIT KAUR | INC | 21,359 | 27.3% |
| 3 | JAGDISH LAL | BSP | 8,872 | 11.3% |
| 4 | TARSEM SINGH | IND | 4,459 | 5.7% |
| 5 | GURMIT SINGH | United Front | 1,423 | 1.8% |
| 6 | ONKAR SINGH | IND | 480 | 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 (55th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.1% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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55th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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18th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 53.3%INC 27.3%BSP 11.3%IND 5.7%OTH 2.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%
What's nearby?
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