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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 45 · 2017
Garhshankar
Winner — 2017
JAI KRISHAN
AAP· AAP + Lok Insaaf Party
AAP 33.2%SAD 31.9%11 others 34.9%
Votes
41,720
33.2% share
Winning margin
1,650
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
74.1%
of 1,69,609
Garhshankar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 1,650 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 12 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.17 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
13 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI KRISHAN | AAP + Lok Insaaf Party | 41,720 | 33.2% |
| 2 | SURINDER SINGH HEER | NDA | 40,070 | 31.9% |
| 3 | LOV KUMAR GOLDY | INC | 31,909 | 25.4% |
| 4 | BAKHSHISH SINGH | 6,031 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | HARBHAJAN SINGH | 2,217 | 1.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,121 | 0.9% |
| 7 | SURJIT SINGH RANDHAWA | APPA | 468 | 0.4% |
| 8 | JAI GOPAL DHIMAN | IND | 412 | 0.3% |
| 9 | PASHORA SINGH | 408 | 0.3% | |
| 10 | MANJIT SINGH |  AITC | 379 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SUBHASH CHANDER DHIR | IND | 366 | 0.3% |
| 12 | BISHAN DASS | BDPTY | 282 | 0.2% |
| 13 | NIMISHA MEHTA | IND | 275 | 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 (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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77th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.80
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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24th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 33.2%SAD 31.9%INC 25.4%OTH 8.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/12
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.17 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%
What's nearby?
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