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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1997
Dhanaula
Winner — 1997
GOBIND SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 36.9%INC 33.5%2 others 29.6%
Votes
33,748
36.9% share
Winning margin
3,082
3.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
76.8%
of 1,19,150
A closely fought contest. GOBIND SINGH won with a 3.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOBIND SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 33,748 | 36.9% |
| 2 | MANJIT SINGH | INC | 30,666 | 33.5% |
| 3 | JIT SINGH | IND | 18,920 | 20.7% |
| 4 | GURSEV KAUR | United Front | 8,160 | 8.9% |
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 (23rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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23rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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73rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 36.9%INC 33.5%IND 20.7%CPM 8.9%
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?
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