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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 83 · 1997
Barnala
Winner — 1997
MALKIAT SINGH
IND
IND 42.6%SAD 18.5%6 others 38.9%
Votes
41,819
42.6% share
Winning margin
23,714
24.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
74.3%
of 1,32,009
Barnala is a safe seat — MALKIAT SINGH won by 24.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALKIAT SINGH | IND | 41,819 | 42.6% |
| 2 | RAJINDER KAUR | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 18,105 | 18.4% |
| 3 | PARMJIT SINGH | 17,051 | 17.4% | |
| 4 | CHAND SINGH CHOPRA | United Front | 11,231 | 11.4% |
| 5 | SOM DUTT | INC | 8,579 | 8.7% |
| 6 | MAGHAR SINGH | INDP | 651 | 0.7% |
| 7 | RAJINDER KUMAR | IND | 368 | 0.4% |
| 8 | UJAGER SINGH | IND | 312 | 0.3% |
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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.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean24.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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5th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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19th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 42.6%SAD 18.4%SAD(M) 17.4%CPM 11.4%INC 8.7%OTH 1.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,01,896
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,593 km²
SC population42.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.8%Hindu 28.3%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.7%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation77.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.4%
Children fully vaccinated57.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance23.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Agriculture Implements
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