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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1997

Ludhiana West

Winner — 1997

MAHESHINDER SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 55.2%INC 38.1%7 others 6.7%
Votes
41,725
55.2% share
Winning margin
12,893
17.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
53.7%
of 1,40,898

Ludhiana West is a safe seat — MAHESHINDER SINGH won by 17.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESHINDER SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
41,72555.2%
2
HARNAM DAS JOHAR
INC
28,83238.1%
3
SUKHSAGAR PRITPAL SINGH
BSP
2,7023.6%
4
HARISH KHANNA
United Front
1,3291.8%
5
HARCHARN SINGH KAKA
IND
3220.4%
6
RAJINDER KUMAR
IND
2590.3%
7
RAJ KUMAR DAWAR
NCY
1670.2%
8
JAGJIT SINGH CHAWLA
IND
1560.2%
9
PALVINDER SINGH SADIURA
IND
1340.2%

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.

Average turnout (42nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.4% · max 28.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
42nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
58th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 55.2%INC 38.1%OTH 6.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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