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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2007

Gurdaspur

Winner — 2007

GURBACHAN SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 49.7%INC 45.5%7 others 4.8%
Votes
51,446
49.7% share
Winning margin
4,337
4.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
73.5%
of 1,40,845

A closely fought contest. GURBACHAN SINGH won with a 4.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURBACHAN SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
51,44649.7%
2
PRITAM SINGH BHINDER
UPA
47,10945.5%
3
LAKHWINDER SINGH
BSP
2,2352.2%
4
KAMALJIT SHARMA
IND
7830.8%
5
HARBALWINDER SINGH
NDA
4760.5%
6
HARMINDER SINGH
IND
4520.4%
7
SHIV KUMAR
IND
4280.4%
8
GURBHEJ SINGH
3500.3%
9
SHAMSHER SINGH
IND
2610.3%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 55.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
89th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
103rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.7%INC 45.5%OTH 4.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%

What's nearby?

2 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi

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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