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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1997

Ludhiana East

Winner — 1997

SAT PAL GOSAIN
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 58.9%INC 32.4%7 others 8.7%
Votes
36,338
58.9% share
Winning margin
16,311
26.4% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
57.3%
of 1,07,827

Ludhiana East is a safe seat — SAT PAL GOSAIN won by 26.4%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAT PAL GOSAIN
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
36,33858.9%
2
OM PARKASH GUPTA
INC
20,02732.4%
3
PRITPAL SINGH GHAYAL
IND
3,1705.1%
4
SUBASH CHAND BERRY
United Front
1,1151.8%
5
DEV RAJ MALRA
United Front
4640.8%
6
BALDEV RAJ
NCY
2830.5%
7
VARINDER KAPOOR
IND
2370.4%
8
AVTAR SINGH
IND
690.1%
9
SUBHASH CHANDER
IND
250.0%

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 (88th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
88th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 58.9%INC 32.4%IND 5.1%OTH 3.5%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments
🏛️

Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal

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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