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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Malout
Winner — 2017
AJAIB SINGH BHATTI
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 36.1%SAD 32.4%6 others 31.6%
Votes
49,098
36.0% share
Winning margin
4,989
3.7% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
82.6%
of 1,64,835
A closely fought contest. AJAIB SINGH BHATTI won with a 3.7% margin.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.23 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AJAIB SINGH BHATTI | INC (UPA) | 49,098 | 36.0% |
| 2 | DARSHAN SINGH | NDA | 44,109 | 32.4% |
| 3 | PRINCIPAL BALDEV SINGH | AAP | 38,663 | 28.4% |
| 4 | GURTEJ SINGH | 1,130 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | SUKHDEV SINGH | 1,039 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 899 | 0.7% |
| 7 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 864 | 0.6% |
| 8 | RESHAM SINGH | IND | 392 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
High turnout (23rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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23rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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73rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.0%SAD 32.4%AAP 28.4%OTH 2.5%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.23 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,01,896
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,593 km²
SC population42.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.8%Hindu 28.3%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.7%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation77.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.4%
Children fully vaccinated57.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance23.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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