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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2017

Fazilka

Winner — 2017

DAVINDER SINGH GHUBAYA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 27.5%BJP 27.3%14 others 45.3%
Votes
39,276
27.4% share
Winning margin
265
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
15
Turnout
87.1%
of 1,64,322

Fazilka was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 265 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

0 of 15 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.65 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

16 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DAVINDER SINGH GHUBAYA
INC (UPA)
39,27627.4%
2
SURJIT KUMAR JYANI
NDA
39,01127.3%
3
RAJDEEP KAUR
IND
38,13526.6%
4
SAMARBIR SINGH SIDHU
AAP
16,40411.5%
5
KIRTI CHOUDHARY
APPA
3,8922.7%
6
RAMESH KATARIA
IND
2,3211.6%
NOTA
NOTA
6690.5%
8
VINOD KUMAR
IND
6390.5%
9
HARJEET SINGH
6300.4%
10
NAGINDER SINGH
IND
5110.4%
11
RACHNA KATARIA
IND
3830.3%
12
SURYA PRAKASH
IND
3440.2%
13
GURJINDER SINGH
IKL
2900.2%
14
MAKHAN SINGH
2270.2%
15
ARUN
IND
1890.1%
16
KASHMIR SINGH
IND
1520.1%

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

High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.2% · max 19.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
7th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
93rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 27.4%BJP 27.3%IND 26.6%AAP 11.5%OTH 6.7%NOTA 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
0/15

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.65 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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