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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 72 · 1997

Ghanaur

Winner — 1997

AJAIB SINGH MUKHMAIL PURA
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 48.1%INC 39.2%2 others 12.7%
Votes
42,150
48.1% share
Winning margin
7,824
8.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.3%
of 1,28,171

A clear win with a 8.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAIB SINGH MUKHMAIL PURA
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
42,15048.1%
2
JASJIT SINGH RANDHAWA
INC
34,32639.2%
3
SURJIT SINGH PAUL
BSP
9,50010.8%
4
PREM SINGH BHANGU
MCPI(S)
1,6071.8%

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 (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 28.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
31st of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
25th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 48.1%INC 39.2%BSP 10.8%OTH 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,95,746
Density
444 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,242 km²
SC population36.5%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%SIKH
Sikh 82.2%Hindu 15.9%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity95.9%
Sanitation87.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)16.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate74.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance23.7%

What's nearby?

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