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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GOBIND SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
33,74836.9%
2
MANJIT SINGH
INC
30,66633.5%
3
JIT SINGH
IND
18,92020.7%
4
GURSEV KAUR
United Front
8,1608.9%

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
lean
3.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
23rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
73rd of 117

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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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