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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARA SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 37,878 | 47.2% |
| 2 | RAMESH DUTT SHARMA | INC | 31,834 | 39.7% |
| 3 | NIRMAL SINGH | BSP | 9,721 | 12.1% |
| 4 | SURJIT SINGH | IND | 839 | 1.1% |
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
lean7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 1.7% · max 43.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
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93rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
83rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
16th of 117Where 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 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?
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.