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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 103 · 2017
Barnala
Winner — 2017
GURMEET SINGH MEET HAHER
AAP· AAP + Lok Insaaf Party
AAP 35.5%INC 33.7%8 others 30.8%
Votes
47,606
35.5% share
Winning margin
2,432
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
78.0%
of 1,71,962
Barnala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 2,432 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.66 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURMEET SINGH MEET HAHER | AAP + Lok Insaaf Party | 47,606 | 35.5% |
| 2 | KEWAL SINGH DHILLON | INC | 45,174 | 33.7% |
| 3 | SURINDER PAL SINGH SIBIA | NDA | 31,111 | 23.2% |
| 4 | SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN | 5,061 | 3.8% | |
| 5 | PARAMJIT KAUR | 2,369 | 1.8% | |
| 6 | GURKIMAT SINGH |  AITC | 941 | 0.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 889 | 0.7% |
| 8 | MAHINDER SINGH | IND | 411 | 0.3% |
| 9 | JASPAL SINGH | BMUP | 336 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAJ KUMAR | IVD | 254 | 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 (66th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 0.5% · max 46.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
66th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.20
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
71st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.20EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 35.5%INC 33.7%SAD 23.2%OTH 7.0%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.66 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery🏺Metal Casting🏺Vegetable Oil
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.