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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 52 · 2017
Kharar
Winner — 2017
KANWAR SANDHU
AAP· AAP + Lok Insaaf Party
AAP 34.0%INC 32.7%9 others 33.3%
Votes
54,171
34.0% share
Winning margin
2,012
1.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
71.8%
of 2,22,079
Kharar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.3% — fewer than 2,012 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.45 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANWAR SANDHU | AAP + Lok Insaaf Party | 54,171 | 34.0% |
| 2 | JAGMOHAN SINGH KANG | INC | 52,159 | 32.7% |
| 3 | RANJIT SINGH GILL | NDA | 46,807 | 29.4% |
| 4 | HARBHAJAN SINGH | 2,619 | 1.6% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,059 | 0.7% |
| 6 | JAGWINDER SINGH | 818 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | SUDESH KUMAR | APPA | 631 | 0.4% |
| 8 | PARAMJIT SINGH PADDA | IND | 350 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SANJEEV KUMAR | IND | 349 | 0.2% |
| 10 | GURJEET SINGH | PDEMP | 274 | 0.2% |
| 11 | SURJIT SINGH | JJJKP | 241 | 0.1% |
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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 (98th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.9% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
98th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 34.0%INC 32.7%SAD 29.4%OTH 3.3%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.45 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%
What's nearby?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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