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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 47 · 2012
Nawan Shahr
Winner — 2012
GURIQBAL KAUR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 30.6%SAD 29.1%9 others 40.2%
Votes
35,910
30.6% share
Winning margin
1,759
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,46,849
Nawan Shahr was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,759 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURIQBAL KAUR | INC (UPA) | 35,910 | 30.6% |
| 2 | SATINDER KAUR KARIHA | NDA | 34,151 | 29.1% |
| 3 | VINOD KUMAR GANGAR | BSP | 29,638 | 25.3% |
| 4 | ABHEY SINGH SANDHU | PPOP | 8,947 | 7.6% |
| 5 | MOHINDER SINGH | IND | 5,651 | 4.8% |
| 6 | KULWINDER SINGH | IND | 1,453 | 1.2% |
| 7 | SURJIT RAM | IND | 466 | 0.4% |
| 8 | SURESH CHAUHAN | UPA | 431 | 0.4% |
| 9 | PALA SINGH | IND | 187 | 0.2% |
| 10 | DAVINDER SINGH | 187 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | TARSEM LAL | BSA | 171 | 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.
Average turnout (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 27.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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79th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.40
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
102nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 30.6%SAD 29.1%BSP 25.3%PPOP 7.6%OTH 7.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.65 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
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