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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DARSHAN LAL
INC (UPA)
49,55842.2%
2
NAND LAL
NDA
29,91825.5%
3
RAJ KUMAR
AAP
21,65618.4%
4
BALJIT SINGH
12,37210.5%
5
PARMJIT SINGH
1,1761.0%
NOTA
NOTA
8770.8%
7
JARNAIL SINGH
APPA
6620.6%
8
AVTAR SINGH
IND
3630.3%
9
HARGOPAL SINGH
IND
3390.3%
10
PALA SINGH
IND
2570.2%
11
CHARAN DASS
IND
2440.2%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.9% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
52nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
85th of 117

Where 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

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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