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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHINDER SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 41,725 | 55.2% |
| 2 | HARNAM DAS JOHAR | INC | 28,832 | 38.1% |
| 3 | SUKHSAGAR PRITPAL SINGH | BSP | 2,702 | 3.6% |
| 4 | HARISH KHANNA | United Front | 1,329 | 1.8% |
| 5 | HARCHARN SINGH KAKA | IND | 322 | 0.4% |
| 6 | RAJINDER KUMAR | IND | 259 | 0.3% |
| 7 | RAJ KUMAR DAWAR | NCY | 167 | 0.2% |
| 8 | JAGJIT SINGH CHAWLA | IND | 156 | 0.2% |
| 9 | PALVINDER SINGH SADIURA | IND | 134 | 0.2% |
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
lean17.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.4% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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42nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.77
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17th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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58th of 117Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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