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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 79 · 2017

Jalalabad

Winner — 2017

SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 44.5%AAP 33.6%10 others 21.9%
Votes
75,271
44.5% share
Winning margin
18,500
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
86.9%
of 1,94,511

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 11 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.81 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKHBIR SINGH BADAL
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
75,27144.5%
2
BHAGWANT MANN
AAP
56,77133.6%
3
RAVNEET SINGH BITTU
INC
31,53918.7%
4
SURINDER SINGH
1,7431.0%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1120.7%
6
BALWINDER SINGH
IND
6530.4%
7
MALKIT SINGH
5280.3%
8
BAKHSHISH SINGH
APPA
3660.2%
9
MUKHTIAR SINGH
IND
3510.2%
10
GURMIT SINGH
3500.2%
11
SWARAN SINGH ROCKY
IND
1960.1%
12
JOGINDER SINGH
IND
1690.1%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.0% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
11th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 44.5%AAP 33.6%INC 18.7%OTH 2.6%NOTA 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/11

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.81 Cr

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)

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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