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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 95 · 1997
Firozepur
Winner — 1997
GIRDHARA SINGH
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 53.4%BSP 25.1%3 others 21.5%
Votes
45,020
53.4% share
Winning margin
23,869
28.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,31,177
Firozepur is a safe seat — GIRDHARA SINGH won by 28.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRDHARA SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 45,020 | 53.4% |
| 2 | MUKHTIAR SINGH | BSP | 21,151 | 25.1% |
| 3 | SHAVINDER KAUR | INC | 14,546 | 17.3% |
| 4 | FAUJA SINGH | IND | 2,067 | 2.5% |
| 5 | ARUN KUMAR | AIRKC | 1,542 | 1.8% |
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 (8th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.3% · min 0.5% · max 28.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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8th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
55th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
12th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.4%BSP 25.1%INC 17.3%OTH 4.3%
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.