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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1997
Mukerian
Winner — 1997
ARUNESH KUMAR
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 54.4%INC 34.6%2 others 11.0%
Votes
53,594
54.4% share
Winning margin
19,492
19.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,37,792
Mukerian is a safe seat — ARUNESH KUMAR won by 19.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARUNESH KUMAR | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 53,594 | 54.4% |
| 2 | KEWAL KRISHAN | INC | 34,102 | 34.6% |
| 3 | RAJ MAL | BSP | 8,628 | 8.8% |
| 4 | BALDEV SINGH | United Front | 2,170 | 2.2% |
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.
Low turnout (98th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.9% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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98th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.4%INC 34.6%BSP 8.8%OTH 2.2%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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