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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2012Reserved (SC)
Amritsar West
Winner — 2012
RAJ KUMAR (E)
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.0%BJP 35.8%6 others 16.2%
Votes
45,762
48.0% share
Winning margin
11,591
12.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
57.4%
of 1,66,210
A clear win with a 12.2% margin.
Seat history
1 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.11 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KUMAR (E) | INC (UPA) | 45,762 | 48.0% |
| 2 | RAKESH GILL | NDA | 34,171 | 35.8% |
| 3 | AMARJIT SINGH ASAL | 11,682 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | ROHIT KHOKHAR | BSP | 1,298 | 1.4% |
| 5 | SURINDER KUMAR KHOSLA | UPA | 877 | 0.9% |
| 6 | MANJIT SINGH | IND | 741 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SHAM LAL (GANDHIWADI) | BCP | 551 | 0.6% |
| 8 | JASPAL SINGH | IND | 352 | 0.4% |
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.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.2%
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
INC 48.0%BJP 35.8%CPI 12.2%OTH 4.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.11 Cr
A 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
Known forDISTRICT
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