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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Amritsar West
Winner — 2017
RAJ KUMAR VERKA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 48.6%BJP 23.6%10 others 27.8%
Votes
52,271
48.6% share
Winning margin
26,847
25.0% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
59.8%
of 1,79,766
Amritsar West is a safe seat — RAJ KUMAR VERKA won by 25.0%.
Seat history
3 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.10 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJ KUMAR VERKA | INC (UPA) | 52,271 | 48.6% |
| 2 | RAKESH GILL | NDA | 25,424 | 23.6% |
| 3 | BALWINDER SINGH SAHOTA | AAP | 24,731 | 23.0% |
| 4 | GURNAM KAUR | 1,725 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | JASWANT SINGH | 847 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 810 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SATNAM SINGH | ABSD | 409 | 0.4% |
| 8 | BALWINDER SINGH | DEMSWP | 407 | 0.4% |
| 9 | LAKHBIR SINGH | SLDP | 292 | 0.3% |
| 10 | KULWANT SINGH | APPA | 255 | 0.2% |
| 11 | ANKUSH | IND | 202 | 0.2% |
| 12 | SHAM LAL GANDHIWADI | DCP | 177 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe25.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.9% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
117th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%BJP 23.6%AAP 23.0%OTH 4.0%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/11
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.10 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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