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Punjab · PC 11 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Hoshiarpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1951
DIWAN CHAND
Also elected — same seat
RAM DAS
Indian National Congress· 1,63,440 votes
INC 24.8%INC 20.4%8 others 54.7%
Votes
1,98,585
24.8% share
Winning margin
75,578
9.5% of votes
Total votes cast
7,99,356
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DIWAN CHANDElected | 1,98,585 | 24.8% | |
| 2 | RAM DASElected | 1,63,440 | 20.4% | |
| 3 | ADHIATAM RAM | 1,23,007 | 15.4% | |
| 4 | DALIP SINGH | 1,09,215 | 13.7% | |
| 5 | DALJIT SINGH | 65,197 | 8.2% | |
| 6 | SAWARN SINGH | 44,005 | 5.5% | |
| 7 | RAM NATH | 36,710 | 4.6% | |
| 8 | MUNI LAL MEHRA | 35,499 | 4.4% | |
| 9 | HARBANS SINGH | IND | 13,271 | 1.7% |
| 10 | MELA RAM | IND | 10,427 | 1.3% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.6% · max 41.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
1st of 13How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.29
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 13How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
8th of 13How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 24.8%INC 20.4%SCF 15.4%CPI 13.7%SAD 8.2%SP 5.5%OTH 12.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,88,525
Density
414 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,353 km²
SC population32.4%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Bathinda, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.9%Hindu 27.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.0%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation87.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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