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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2002

Sirhind

Winner — 2002

DR. HARBANS LAL
INC· INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
INC 37.5%SAD 34.2%6 others 28.3%
Votes
35,659
37.5% share
Winning margin
3,131
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.0%
of 1,31,997

A closely fought contest. DR. HARBANS LAL won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. HARBANS LAL
INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
35,65937.5%
2
DIDAR SINGH BHATTI
NDA
32,52834.2%
3
EMANN SINGH MANN
19,23520.2%
4
SURINDER KAUR
BSP
4,0454.3%
5
SURINDER SINGH BANKA
LBP
1,5321.6%
6
HARPREET SINGH
IND
8600.9%
7
REKHA RANI JANGRA
NCP
6250.7%
8
AVTAR SINGH JANJUA
NDA
5810.6%

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.

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.0% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
11th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.5%SAD 34.2%SAD(M) 20.2%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)

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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