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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 83 · 2007
Barnala
Winner — 2007
KEWAL SINGH DHILLON
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 47.8%SAD 46.7%7 others 5.5%
Votes
58,723
47.8% share
Winning margin
1,364
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.4%
of 1,50,899
Barnala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,364 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KEWAL SINGH DHILLON | INC (UPA) | 58,723 | 47.8% |
| 2 | MALKIT SINGH KEETU | NDA | 57,359 | 46.7% |
| 3 | HARINDER SINGH SEERA DHILLON | IND | 2,476 | 2.0% |
| 4 | MALKIT SINGH TUNG | BSP | 1,929 | 1.6% |
| 5 | MALKIAT SINGH | IND | 1,093 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SURINDER SINGH SADDOWALIA | 772 | 0.6% | |
| 7 | HARDAM SINGH WARAICH | IND | 252 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SINDER PAL | 180 | 0.1% | |
| 9 | ANIL BHARTI | IND | 111 | 0.1% |
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DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (5th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
5th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
111th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
19th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.8%SAD 46.7%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,01,896
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,593 km²
SC population42.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.8%Hindu 28.3%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.7%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation77.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.4%
Children fully vaccinated57.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance23.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.