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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 7 · 2012
Batala
Winner — 2012
ASHWANI SEKHRI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 55.7%SAD 39.9%6 others 4.4%
Votes
66,806
55.7% share
Winning margin
18,885
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
73.9%
of 1,62,353
Batala is a safe seat — ASHWANI SEKHRI won by 15.7%.
Seat history
0 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHWANI SEKHRI | INC (UPA) | 66,806 | 55.7% |
| 2 | LAKHBIR SINGH LODHI NANGAL | NDA | 47,921 | 40.0% |
| 3 | YADWINDER SINGH BUTTAR | PPOP | 2,066 | 1.7% |
| 4 | PALWINDER SINGH | BSP | 1,216 | 1.0% |
| 5 | NARESH KUMAR | IND | 1,033 | 0.9% |
| 6 | SURINDER SINGH KALSI | IND | 413 | 0.3% |
| 7 | HARBHAJAN KAUR | BSA | 273 | 0.2% |
| 8 | SATBIR SINGH | IND | 237 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
89th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
103rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.7%SAD 40.0%OTH 4.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/8
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.09 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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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.