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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 22 · 2012
Khem Karan
Winner — 2012
VIRSA SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 49.5%INC 40.7%9 others 9.8%
Votes
73,328
49.5% share
Winning margin
13,102
8.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
81.7%
of 1,81,219
A clear win with a 8.8% margin.
Seat history
1 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.32 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIRSA SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 73,328 | 49.5% |
| 2 | GURCHET SINGH | UPA | 60,226 | 40.7% |
| 3 | SARWAN SINGH DHUN | PnPP | 8,398 | 5.7% |
| 4 | BALWINDER SINGH | IND | 1,431 | 1.0% |
| 5 | CHAMAN LAL | IND | 1,321 | 0.9% |
| 6 | GURMUKH SINGH | BSP | 1,293 | 0.9% |
| 7 | JATINDERPAL SINGH | IND | 642 | 0.4% |
| 8 | AJAY KUMAR | IND | 488 | 0.3% |
| 9 | DALBIR SINGH BOHAR | BSP(A) | 381 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SHINDER SINGH | NDA | 262 | 0.2% |
| 11 | KULWANT SINGH | 230 | 0.2% |
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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.
Average turnout (68th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.6% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
68th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
1st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.5%INC 40.7%PnPP 5.7%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.32 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
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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.