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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 91 · 1997
Abohar
Winner — 1997
RAM KUMAR
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 56.0%INC 40.3%5 others 3.7%
Votes
55,329
56.0% share
Winning margin
15,562
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.6%
of 1,48,380
Abohar is a safe seat — RAM KUMAR won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM KUMAR | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 55,329 | 56.0% |
| 2 | SAJJAN KUMAR | INC | 39,767 | 40.3% |
| 3 | GURMEJ PAL | United Front | 1,157 | 1.2% |
| 4 | KARNAIL SINGH | IND | 1,025 | 1.0% |
| 5 | KARNI SINGH | IND | 664 | 0.7% |
| 6 | PARMJIT SINGH | IND | 627 | 0.6% |
| 7 | DYAL SINGH | IND | 210 | 0.2% |
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 (10th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.4% · max 48.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
10th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.47
fewer partiesmore parties
108th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
6th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 56.0%INC 40.3%OTH 3.7%
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.