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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 85 · 2017Reserved (SC)

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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
AJAIB SINGH BHATTI
INC (UPA)
49,09836.0%
2
DARSHAN SINGH
NDA
44,10932.4%
3
PRINCIPAL BALDEV SINGH
AAP
38,66328.4%
4
GURTEJ SINGH
1,1300.8%
5
SUKHDEV SINGH
1,0390.8%
NOTA
NOTA
8990.7%
7
BALDEV SINGH
IND
8640.6%
8
RESHAM SINGH
IND
3920.3%

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.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
23rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
73rd of 117

Where 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements

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