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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 90 · 1997Reserved (SC)
Balluana
Winner — 1997
GURTEJ SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 55.2%INC 28.1%2 others 16.8%
Votes
44,835
55.2% share
Winning margin
22,031
27.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,20,739
Balluana is a safe seat — GURTEJ SINGH won by 27.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURTEJ SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 44,835 | 55.2% |
| 2 | BABU RAM | INC | 22,804 | 28.1% |
| 3 | USHA RANI | BSP | 12,536 | 15.4% |
| 4 | RANJIT KAUR | IND | 1,081 | 1.3% |
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 (13th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.2% · min 0.6% · max 31.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
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13th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.06
fewer partiesmore parties
80th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
99th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 55.2%INC 28.1%BSP 15.4%OTH 1.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,88,525
Density
414 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,353 km²
SC population32.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.9%Hindu 27.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.0%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation87.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)🏺Cotton Yarn🏺Honey
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.