By IANS
London : Following is a fact-file on the Ealing Southall by-election:
Candidates:
* Virendra Kumar Sharma, Labour Party
* Nigel Bakhai, Liberal Democrats
* Tony Lit, Conservative Party
* John Sydney Cartwright, The Official Monster Raving Loony Party
* Sati Chaggar, English Democrats
* Salvinder Singh Dhillon, Respect
* Sarah Janet Edwards, Green Party
* Kuldeep Singh Grewal, Independent
* Yakub Masih, Christian Party
* Jasdev Singh Rai, Independent
* K.T. Rajan, UK Independence Party
* Gulbash Singh, Independent
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The constituency’s vital statistics:
47.8 percent Asian
37.6 percent White
8.9 percent Black
35 percent Christian
23.2 percent Sikh
13.3 percent Muslim
12.4 percent Hindu
(Source: 2001 Census)
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The results of the 2005 general election for the constituency were:
Piara Singh Khabra (Labour): 22,937 votes (+1.3%); 48.8 percent votes.
Nigel Bakhai (Liberal Democrat): 11,497 votes (+14.4%); 24.4 percent votes.
Mark Nicholson (Conservative): 10,147 votes (+3.3%); 21.6 percent votes.