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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 16 · 2022Reserved (SC)
Amritsar West
Winner — 2022
DR. JASBIR SINGH SANDHU
AAP· AAP
AAP 58.4%INC 21.4%9 others 20.2%
Votes
69,251
58.4% share
Winning margin
43,913
37.0% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
55.4%
of 2,14,090
Amritsar West is a safe seat — DR. JASBIR SINGH SANDHU won by 37.0%.
Seat history
1 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.46 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DR. JASBIR SINGH SANDHU | AAP | 69,251 | 58.4% |
| 2 | RAJ KUMAR VERKA | INC | 25,338 | 21.4% |
| 3 | DALBIR SINGH | 10,370 | 8.7% | |
| 4 | KUMAR AMIT ADVOCATE | 8,999 | 7.6% | |
| 5 | AMARJIT SINGH ASAL | 1,368 | 1.1% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 987 | 0.8% |
| 7 | JUGRAJ SINGH | IND | 968 | 0.8% |
| 8 | SUCHA LAL | APNJBP | 423 | 0.4% |
| 9 | GAGANDEEP SINGH | IND | 321 | 0.3% |
| 10 | ADVOCATE NIRMAL PREET SINGH HIRA | IND | 312 | 0.3% |
| 11 | SHAM LAL GANDHI | IND | 269 | 0.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (117th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 1.9% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
55%
lowerhigher
117th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.50
fewer partiesmore parties
105th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
30th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.50EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 58.4%INC 21.4%SAD 8.7%BJP 7.6%OTH 3.1%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.46 Cr
A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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