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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 72 · 2022
Bhagha Purana
Winner — 2022
AMRITPAL SINGH SUKHANAND
AAP· AAP
AAP 50.4%SAD 25.1%9 others 24.5%
Votes
67,143
50.4% share
Winning margin
33,759
25.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
77.2%
of 1,72,679
Bhagha Purana is a safe seat — AMRITPAL SINGH SUKHANAND won by 25.3%.
Seat history
3 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.63 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
11 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | AMRITPAL SINGH SUKHANAND | AAP | 67,143 | 50.4% |
| 2 | TIRATH SINGH MAHLA | 33,384 | 25.1% | |
| 3 | DARSHAN SINGH BRAR | INC | 18,042 | 13.5% |
| 4 | BHOLA SINGH BRAR | IND | 8,702 | 6.5% |
| 5 | JAGTAR SINGH RAJEANA | SAD(S) | 3,267 | 2.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,170 | 0.9% |
| 7 | DARSHAN SINGH BRAR | IND | 474 | 0.4% |
| 8 | DARSHAN SINGH KHOTE | IND | 321 | 0.2% |
| 9 | JASWINDER KAUR | JJJKP | 283 | 0.2% |
| 10 | HARJINDER SINGH | LIP | 255 | 0.2% |
| 11 | AMRITPAL SINGH | IND | 181 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (31st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean25.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.0% · min 0.7% · max 28.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
31st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.94
fewer partiesmore parties
90th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
25th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 50.4%SAD 25.1%INC 13.5%IND 6.5%OTH 3.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
3/10
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.63 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,95,746
Density
444 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,242 km²
SC population36.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%SIKH
Sikh 82.2%Hindu 15.9%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity95.9%
Sanitation87.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)16.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate74.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance23.7%
What's nearby?
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