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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2012
Jalandhar Central
Winner — 2012
MANORANJAN KALIA
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
BJP 46.1%INC 45.0%9 others 8.8%
Votes
44,963
46.1% share
Winning margin
1,065
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
68.8%
of 1,41,752
Jalandhar Central was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 1,065 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.12 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MANORANJAN KALIA | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 44,963 | 46.1% |
| 2 | RAJINDER BERI | UPA | 43,898 | 45.0% |
| 3 | RAJINDER SINGH | BSP | 4,678 | 4.8% |
| 4 | KULDEEP SINGH CHEEMA | PPOP | 2,253 | 2.3% |
| 5 | ASHISH KUMAR | 354 | 0.4% | |
| 6 | KULDEEP KUMAR | IND | 322 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SURINDER SINGH ARORA | UPA | 287 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJ PAL SINGH | DBSP | 205 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SURJIT KAUR | IND | 204 | 0.2% |
| 10 | KAMALDEEP SINGH | IND | 172 | 0.2% |
| 11 | GURMEET SINGH AULAKH | 121 | 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.
Low turnout (113th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.2% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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113th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.70
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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21st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.1%INC 45.0%OTH 8.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.12 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?
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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.