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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 23 · 2002

Tarn Taran

Winner — 2002

HARMEET SINGH SANDHU
IND
IND 38.9%SAD 31.0%5 others 30.1%
Votes
30,560
38.9% share
Winning margin
6,219
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.6%
of 1,25,462

A clear win with a 7.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARMEET SINGH SANDHU
IND
30,56038.9%
2
ALWINDERPAL SINGH
NDA
24,34131.0%
3
GURINDER SINGH KAIRON
INC
14,20418.1%
4
AMRIK SINGH VARPAL
LBP
5,2036.6%
5
BACHAN SINGH
IND
2,3243.0%
6
SWARN KAUR
BSP(A)
1,0731.4%
7
MANJIT SINGH
BSP
7851.0%

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 (69th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.0% · max 33.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
69th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
46th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 38.9%SAD 31.0%INC 18.1%LBP 6.6%OTH 5.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Achar-Muraba🏺Embroidery🏺Tourism

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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