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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2007
Amritsar North
Winner — 2007
ANIL JOSHI
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
BJP 46.6%INC 27.0%7 others 26.4%
Votes
33,397
46.6% share
Winning margin
14,095
19.7% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
63.5%
of 1,12,789
Amritsar North is a safe seat — ANIL JOSHI won by 19.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ANIL JOSHI | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 33,397 | 46.6% |
| 2 | JUGAL KISHORE SHARMA | UPA | 19,302 | 26.9% |
| 3 | YOGINDER PAL DHINGRA | IND | 16,768 | 23.4% |
| 4 | ASHU ARORA | DBSP | 806 | 1.1% |
| 5 | JAGDISH RAJ | BSP | 656 | 0.9% |
| 6 | RAVI KUMAR | IND | 333 | 0.5% |
| 7 | SALINDER SINGH | IND | 162 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SATNAM SINGH | IND | 120 | 0.2% |
| 9 | AKASHDEEP SETHI | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe19.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.9% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
117th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.6%INC 26.9%IND 23.4%OTH 3.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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