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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1997

Nangal

Winner — 1997

MADAN MOHAN MITTAL
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 40.3%CPM 27.8%5 others 31.9%
Votes
29,867
40.3% share
Winning margin
9,271
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.0%
of 1,14,113

A clear win with a 12.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MADAN MOHAN MITTAL
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
29,86740.3%
2
MOHINDER PAUL
United Front
20,59627.8%
3
BHUPESH
INC
10,39514.0%
4
RAM LAL
IND
6,1278.3%
5
PIARE LAL
BSP
3,7875.1%
6
SUBHASH CHANDER
IND
1,7082.3%
7
RANJIT SINGH
IND
1,6412.2%

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.

Low turnout (110th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.9% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
110th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
48th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 40.3%CPM 27.8%INC 14.0%IND 8.3%BSP 5.1%OTH 4.5%

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?

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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