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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1997
Dirbha
Winner — 1997
GURCHARAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 39.0%SAD 32.2%3 others 28.9%
Votes
36,549
39.0% share
Winning margin
6,363
6.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
81.0%
of 1,15,875
A clear win with a 6.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURCHARAN SINGH | INC | 36,549 | 39.0% |
| 2 | BALDEV SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 30,186 | 32.2% |
| 3 | AJAIB SINGH | IND | 16,750 | 17.9% |
| 4 | MISHRA SINGH | 9,760 | 10.4% | |
| 5 | RAJ KUMAR | IND | 590 | 0.6% |
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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.
Average turnout (38th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.0% · max 26.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
38th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
89th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.0%SAD 32.2%IND 17.9%SAD(M) 10.4%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,17,508
Density
424 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,458 km²
SC population38.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%SIKH
Sikh 76.1%Hindu 22.9%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.2%
Women literate72.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance20.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.