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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2017

Amritsar Central

Winner — 2017

OM PARKASH SONI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 56.5%BJP 33.2%8 others 10.3%
Votes
51,242
56.5% share
Winning margin
21,116
23.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
66.7%
of 1,35,954

Amritsar Central is a safe seat — OM PARKASH SONI won by 23.3%.

Seat history

0 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.09 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PARKASH SONI
INC (UPA)
51,24256.5%
2
TARUN CHUGH
NDA
30,12633.2%
3
AJAY GUPTA
AAP
7,1717.9%
NOTA
NOTA
9191.0%
5
RAJESH KUMAR
5000.6%
6
AVTAR SINGH
IND
1820.2%
7
SIKANDER
IND
1640.2%
8
ASHOK KUMAR
DEMSWP
1620.2%
9
KESHAV KOHLI
APPA
1340.1%
10
OM PARKASH
IND
1080.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Low turnout (115th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
23.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 1.8% · max 35.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
115th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
88th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
33rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.5%BJP 33.2%AAP 7.9%OTH 1.4%NOTA 1.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/9

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.09 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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Achar-Muraba🏺Embroidery🏺Tourism

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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