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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1997
Jagraon
Winner — 1997
BHAG SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 48.4%INC 28.5%2 others 23.1%
Votes
46,034
48.4% share
Winning margin
18,954
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,37,323
Jagraon is a safe seat — BHAG SINGH won by 19.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAG SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 46,034 | 48.4% |
| 2 | DARSHAN SINGH | INC | 27,080 | 28.5% |
| 3 | JAGJIT SINGH | IND | 21,574 | 22.7% |
| 4 | MANPREET KAUR | IND | 432 | 0.5% |
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 (104th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.3% · max 43.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
65%
lowerhigher
104th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
89th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
40th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 48.4%INC 28.5%IND 22.7%OTH 0.5%
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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