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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2017
Amritsar East
Winner — 2017
NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 60.7%BJP 17.7%14 others 21.6%
Votes
60,477
60.7% share
Winning margin
42,809
43.0% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
64.9%
of 1,53,629
Amritsar East is a safe seat — NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU won by 43.0%.
Seat history
2 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NAVJOT SINGH SIDHU | INC (UPA) | 60,477 | 60.7% |
| 2 | RAJESH KUMAR HONEY | NDA | 17,668 | 17.7% |
| 3 | SARABJOT SINGH DHANJAL | AAP | 14,715 | 14.8% |
| 4 | MANDEEP SINGH MANNA | IND | 1,863 | 1.9% |
| 5 | BALDEV SINGH | 1,586 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | TARSEM SINGH | 1,237 | 1.2% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 537 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SUKHWINDER SINGH | IND | 311 | 0.3% |
| 9 | NARINDER SINGH | APPA | 288 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SANDEEP SINGH | 165 | 0.2% | |
| 11 | AMITA | DPIN | 150 | 0.1% |
| 12 | GURJIT KAUR | IND | 145 | 0.1% |
| 13 | PARMINDER KAUR | IND | 141 | 0.1% |
| 14 | SANT BALDEV SINGH RATHOR | ABSD | 138 | 0.1% |
| 15 | TARSEM LAL | BMUP | 130 | 0.1% |
| 16 | AMARJIT SINGH | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean43.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
105th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
75th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 60.7%BJP 17.7%AAP 14.8%OTH 6.3%NOTA 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/15
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.65 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?
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