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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 30 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Phillaur

Winner — 2012

AVINASH CHANDER
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 32.6%INC 32.6%7 others 34.9%
Votes
46,115
32.6% share
Winning margin
31
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
78.4%
of 1,80,459

Phillaur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 31 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.04 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AVINASH CHANDER
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
46,11532.6%
2
SANTOKH SINGH CHAUDHARY
UPA
46,08432.5%
3
BALDEV SINGH
BSP
42,32829.9%
4
MELA SINGH
IND
3,0902.2%
5
PARSHOTAM LAL
2,6081.8%
6
SALEEM MOHAMED
IND
5570.4%
7
BALKAR RAM
IND
3130.2%
8
GAJJAN
IND
3110.2%
9
DES RAJ
IND
1550.1%

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

Average turnout (92nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.0% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
92nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
69th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 32.6%INC 32.5%BSP 29.9%OTH 5.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.04 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods
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Ancient Mound, Katpalon

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

🏛️MonumentASI

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

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Theh Gatti (Mound)

🏛️MonumentASI

Theh Gatti (Mound)

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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