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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2002Reserved (SC)

Mahilpur

Winner — 2002

SOHAN SINGH THANDAL
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 42.7%BSP 28.4%6 others 28.9%
Votes
27,724
42.7% share
Winning margin
9,280
14.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
65.9%
of 98,524

A clear win with a 14.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SOHAN SINGH THANDAL
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
27,72442.7%
2
AVTAR SINGH KARIMPURI
BSP
18,44428.4%
3
RAM RATTAN
INC
14,82622.8%
4
AJAIB SINGH
1,6112.5%
5
JARNAIL SINGH KHALSA
LBP
9781.5%
6
HARMESH LAL
IND
4930.8%
7
RAJ KAUR
IND
4490.7%
8
JARNAIL SINGH MAHI
PRBP
4060.6%

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 (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
14.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.5% · max 55.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
78th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.78
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
26th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 42.7%BSP 28.4%INC 22.8%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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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