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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1997

Anandpur Sahib - Ropar

Winner — 1997

TARA SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 47.2%INC 39.7%2 others 13.2%
Votes
37,878
47.2% share
Winning margin
6,044
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
63.3%
of 1,26,851

A clear win with a 7.5% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TARA SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
37,87847.2%
2
RAMESH DUTT SHARMA
INC
31,83439.7%
3
NIRMAL SINGH
BSP
9,72112.1%
4
SURJIT SINGH
IND
8391.1%

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 (93rd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.7% · max 43.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
93rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 47.2%INC 39.7%BSP 12.1%OTH 1.1%

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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