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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1997

Morinda

Winner — 1997

RAVI INDER SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 41.4%INC 36.1%4 others 22.4%
Votes
37,986
41.4% share
Winning margin
4,835
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,34,315

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAVI INDER SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
37,98641.4%
2
JAGMOHAN SINGH
INC
33,15136.1%
3
UJAGGAR SINGH
IND
13,83715.1%
4
SARBJIT SINGH
6,0776.6%
5
JASVIR SINGH
IND
4500.5%
6
VARINDER KUMAR
IND
2210.2%

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 (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 56.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
39th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
31st of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 41.4%INC 36.1%IND 15.1%SAD(M) 6.6%OTH 0.7%

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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