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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1998

Bhatinda

Parliamentary constituency 11 (GEN) · Punjab

State boardPunjab 1998

[01]Result · 1998

#11 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants5Candidate lines
Electors11,98,394
Votes polled6,84,594
Turnout57.1%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerChatin Singh SamaonShiromani Akali Dal3,59,52752.5% of votes
MARGIN49,856 votes · 7.3 pp3,59,527 − 3,09,671
Runner-upBhan Singh Bhaura Communist Party of India3,09,67145.2% of votes
SAD 53.7% of top-two votesCPI 46.3%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 Chatin Singh SamaonSAD3,59,527 52.5%
  2. 02 Bhan Singh BhauraCPI3,09,671 45.2%
  3. 03 Raghbir SinghIND3,217 0.5%
  4. 04 Balvir KaurIND3,143 0.5%
  5. 05 Radhey ShyamAKHILB2,625 0.4%

Turnout 57.1%

025507510057.1%TURNOUT◦ state median 58.5%
Male 6.38 lakh53.2% Female 5.61 lakh46.8%

Share of 11,98,394 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males879
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 13 seats, 199858.5%
  • ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 6,78,183Residual 6,411

Seat history 2024–1977

  1. 2024
    4.3 pp
    Harsimrat Kaur BadalShiromani Akali Dal
  2. 2019
    1.8 pp
    Harsimrat Kaur BadalShiromani Akali Dal
  3. 2014
    1.6 pp
    Harsimrat Kaur BadalShiromani Akali Dal
  4. 2009
    11.5 pp
    Harsimrat Kaur BadalShiromani Akali Dal
  5. 2004
    8.2 pp
    Paramjit Kaur GulshanShiromani Akali Dal
  6. 1999
    9.3 pp
    Bhan Singh BhauraCommunist Party of India
  7. 1998
    7.3 pp
    Chatin Singh SamaonShiromani Akali Dal
  8. 1996
    13.3 pp
    Harinder Singh Khalsa(NORWAY)Shiromani Akali Dal
  9. 1992
    7.8 pp
    Kewal SinghIndian National Congress
  10. 1991
    7.4 pp
    Kewal SinghIndian National Congress
  11. 1989
    33.9 pp
    Sucha SinghShiromani Akali Dal (SIMRANJIT SINGH MANN)
  12. 1985
    14.7 pp
    Teja Singh DardiShiromani Akali Dal
  13. 1984
    14.1 pp
    Teja Singh DardiShiromani Akali Dal
  14. 1980
    4.1 pp
    Hakam SinghIndian National Congress
  15. 1977
    40.3 pp
    Dhanna SinghShiromani Akali Dal

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 40.3 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 97.8% of votes; the other 3 candidates 1.3% between them.

    (3,59,527 + 3,09,671) ÷ 6,84,594 = 97.8% · 8,985 ÷ 6,84,594 = 1.3%

  2. Turnout of 57.1% was 1.4 pp below the state's median seat (58.5%).

    57.1 − 58.5 = −1.4

  3. The margin narrowed from 13.3 pp in 1996 to 7.3 pp.

    7.3 − 13.3 = −6.0 pp

  4. SAD held the seat it won in 1996.

    1996 SAD · 1998 SAD

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines6,78,183
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled6,84,594
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 6,411

Candidate votes miss the published total by 6,411, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1998 · Punjab · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates5 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 13 seats on the Punjab Lok Sabha 1998 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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