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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2017
Balachaur
Winner — 2017
DARSHAN LAL
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 42.2%SAD 25.5%9 others 32.3%
Votes
49,558
42.2% share
Winning margin
19,640
16.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.2%
of 1,48,292
Balachaur is a safe seat — DARSHAN LAL won by 16.7%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.91 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARSHAN LAL | INC (UPA) | 49,558 | 42.2% |
| 2 | NAND LAL | NDA | 29,918 | 25.5% |
| 3 | RAJ KUMAR | AAP | 21,656 | 18.4% |
| 4 | BALJIT SINGH | 12,372 | 10.5% | |
| 5 | PARMJIT SINGH | 1,176 | 1.0% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 877 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JARNAIL SINGH | APPA | 662 | 0.6% |
| 8 | AVTAR SINGH | IND | 363 | 0.3% |
| 9 | HARGOPAL SINGH | IND | 339 | 0.3% |
| 10 | PALA SINGH | IND | 257 | 0.2% |
| 11 | CHARAN DASS | IND | 244 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.9% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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52nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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85th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.2%SAD 25.5%AAP 18.4%BSP 10.5%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.91 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
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