Back to Punjab 2022 map
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 35 · 2022

Jalandhar Central

Winner — 2022

RAMAN ARORA
AAP· AAP
AAP 31.0%INC 30.7%7 others 38.3%
Votes
33,011
31.0% share
Winning margin
247
0.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
60.6%
of 1,75,686

Jalandhar Central was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.2% — fewer than 247 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

4 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.35 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMAN ARORA
AAP
33,01131.0%
2
RAJINDER BERI
INC
32,76430.8%
3
MANORANJAN KALIA
27,99326.3%
4
CHANDAN KUMAR GREWAL
10,90710.2%
NOTA
NOTA
9530.9%
6
BHUPINDER SINGH
JJJKP
3290.3%
7
JATINDER KUMAR SHARMA
2190.2%
8
NARINDER KUMAR
IND
2070.2%
9
MANJIT KAUR
PNJBNP
1710.2%

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

Low turnout (113th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.2% · max 28.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
113th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.70
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
21st of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 31.0%INC 30.8%BJP 26.3%SAD 10.2%OTH 0.9%NOTA 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
4/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.35 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

See development data →

Ask the state

STATE INDICATORS · RBI 2024-25