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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1997

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Winner — 1997

SURJIT KUMAR
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 45.5%IND 32.3%4 others 22.2%
Votes
41,790
45.5% share
Winning margin
12,121
13.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
77.1%
of 1,19,160

A clear win with a 13.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURJIT KUMAR
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
41,79045.5%
2
MOHINDER KUMAR
IND
29,66932.3%
3
SNEH LATA
INC
14,53315.8%
4
RANJIT RAM
BSP
4,8905.3%
5
DEV RAJ
United Front
6800.7%
6
ARUN KUMAR
IND
3170.3%

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.

Average turnout (74th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
13.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.0% · max 39.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
74th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
49th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.5%IND 32.3%INC 15.8%BSP 5.3%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)🏺Cotton Yarn🏺Honey
Bhatinda Fort

Bhatinda Fort

🏛️MonumentASI

Bhatinda Fort

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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