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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2022
Balachaur
Winner — 2022
SANTOSH KUMARI KATARIAA
AAP· AAP
AAP 34.5%SAD 30.5%6 others 35.0%
Votes
39,633
34.5% share
Winning margin
4,541
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
73.8%
of 1,55,841
A closely fought contest. SANTOSH KUMARI KATARIAA won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
1 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.53 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANTOSH KUMARI KATARIAA | AAP | 39,633 | 34.5% |
| 2 | SUNITA RANI | 35,092 | 30.5% | |
| 3 | DARSHAN LAL | INC | 31,201 | 27.1% |
| 4 | ASHOK BAATH | 5,566 | 4.8% | |
| 5 | DALJIT SINGH BAINS | IND | 1,565 | 1.4% |
| 6 | PREM CHAND | 920 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 679 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SATPAL | IND | 308 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.9% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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52nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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85th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 34.5%SAD 30.5%INC 27.1%OTH 7.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.53 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery
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