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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1997Reserved (SC)
Narot Mehra
Winner — 1997
RAM LAL
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 51.2%INC 20.4%4 others 28.4%
Votes
35,384
51.2% share
Winning margin
21,252
30.7% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.7%
of 1,06,958
Narot Mehra is a safe seat — RAM LAL won by 30.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM LAL | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 35,384 | 51.2% |
| 2 | KISHAN CHAND | INC | 14,132 | 20.4% |
| 3 | RUMAL CHAND | IND | 7,150 | 10.3% |
| 4 | HAZARI LAL | United Front | 5,853 | 8.5% |
| 5 | DALIP SINGH | BSP | 5,617 | 8.1% |
| 6 | RAMESH KUMAR | IND | 1,012 | 1.5% |
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 (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean30.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.6% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
56th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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77th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.2%INC 20.4%IND 10.3%CPM 8.5%BSP 8.1%OTH 1.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.