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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2002

Garhshankar

Winner — 2002

AVINASH RAI KHANNA
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
BJP 33.3%BSP 25.0%6 others 41.7%
Votes
24,638
33.3% share
Winning margin
6,175
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
67.3%
of 1,09,897

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AVINASH RAI KHANNA
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
24,63833.3%
2
SHINGARA RAM SAHUNGRA
BSP
18,46325.0%
3
DARSHAN SINGH
10,89514.7%
4
BHAGAT RAM
IND
9,86713.3%
5
MANJIT SINGH
6,5828.9%
6
NARINDER PAL SINGH
2,3553.2%
7
ONKAR SINGH
PBLP
5790.8%
8
AMRITPAL SINGH
IND
5570.8%

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.

Average turnout (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
77th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.80
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 33.3%BSP 25.0%CPM 14.7%IND 13.3%CPI 8.9%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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