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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 50 · 2002Reserved (SC)

Garhdiwala

Winner — 2002

DES RAJ
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 43.6%INC 32.4%4 others 23.9%
Votes
30,761
43.6% share
Winning margin
7,901
11.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
57.9%
of 1,21,865

A clear win with a 11.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DES RAJ
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
30,76143.6%
2
PAWAN KUMAR ADIA
INC
22,86032.4%
3
SOHAN SINGH
IND
8,24811.7%
4
NIRMLA DEVI
BSP
7,03510.0%
5
RAM PAL
NCP
1,0861.5%
6
SUKHDEV KAUR
IND
5080.7%

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 (49th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.3% · max 32.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
49th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
105th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 43.6%INC 32.4%IND 11.7%BSP 10.0%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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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