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Punjab · PC 10 · 1957

Tarn Taran

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

SURJIT SINGH MAJITHIA
INC 49.1%CPI 32.3%4 others 18.6%
Votes
1,29,435
49.1% share
Winning margin
44,218
16.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,63,853
Candidates
6
Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURJIT SINGH MAJITHIA
1,29,43549.1%
2
DALIP SINGH, S/O JANMEJA SINGH
85,21732.3%
3
JAMNA DASS
17,6656.7%
4
DALIP SINGH, S/O HIRA SINGH
IND
14,9055.7%
5
DIDAR SINGH
IND
10,2753.9%
6
DYAL SINGH
IND
6,3562.4%

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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
16.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.6% · min 0.3% · max 36.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
2nd of 13

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.68
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 13

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
5th of 13

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.68EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%CPI 32.3%BJS 6.7%IND 5.7%OTH 6.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

Figures are for Firozpur, this seat's primary district — it spans 2 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
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The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

🏛️MonumentASI

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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