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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 37 · 2017
Jalandhar Cantt.
Winner — 2017
PARGAT SINGH POWAR
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 46.8%SAD 23.8%8 others 29.4%
Votes
59,349
46.8% share
Winning margin
29,124
23.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
68.7%
of 1,84,483
Jalandhar Cantt. is a safe seat — PARGAT SINGH POWAR won by 23.0%.
Seat history
2 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARGAT SINGH POWAR | INC (UPA) | 59,349 | 46.8% |
| 2 | SARABJIT SINGH MAKKAR | NDA | 30,225 | 23.8% |
| 3 | HARKRISHAN SINGH WALIA | AAP | 25,912 | 20.4% |
| 4 | Amrik Bagri | 7,987 | 6.3% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,445 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DHARAM PAL | BSP(A) | 503 | 0.4% |
| 7 | HARVINDER SINGH | DPI | 440 | 0.3% |
| 8 | GURMUKH SINGH | 346 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | MANJIT SINGH | BRPP | 325 | 0.3% |
| 10 | NARINDER SINGH | APPA | 279 | 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.
Low turnout (106th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
106th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.01
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
44th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.8%SAD 23.8%AAP 20.4%BSP 6.3%OTH 1.5%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.25 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.