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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1997
Qila Raipur
Winner — 1997
PARKASH SINGH BADAL
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 44.7%CPM 31.9%2 others 23.3%
Votes
38,532
44.7% share
Winning margin
11,032
12.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.4%
of 1,22,318
A clear win with a 12.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARKASH SINGH BADAL | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 38,532 | 44.7% |
| 2 | TARSEM JODHAN | United Front | 27,500 | 31.9% |
| 3 | SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN | 15,377 | 17.9% | |
| 4 | JAGDEV SINGH JASSOWAL | INC | 4,716 | 5.5% |
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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.
High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.5% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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19th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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108th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 44.7%CPM 31.9%SAD(M) 17.9%INC 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,180 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 71.2%Hindu 25.5%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity98.2%
Sanitation86.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate86.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.3%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Forged Items🏺Machine parts/ Rolling Mill Machinery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.