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Punjab · PC 3 · 1957

Kaithal

Winner — Lok Sabha 1957

INC 46.6%BJS 19.8%3 others 33.6%
Votes
1,19,388
46.6% share
Winning margin
68,601
26.8% of votes
Total votes cast
2,56,120
Candidates
5
Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOOL CHAND
1,19,38846.6%
2
BIRBAL DASS
50,78719.8%
3
RANPAT SINGH
IND
47,20318.4%
4
SOHAN LAL
38,74215.1%
5
VIJAI SINGH
IND
00.0%

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.

Average turnout (8th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
26.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 1.2% · max 81.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
62%
lowerhigher
8th of 13

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.22
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 13

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
12th of 13

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.6%BJS 19.8%IND 18.4%SCF 15.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%

Figures are for Amritsar, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Achar-Muraba🏺Diesel engine and Auto Parts🏺Embroidery🏺Tourism
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Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir

🏛️MonumentASI

Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir

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Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir

🏛️MonumentASI

Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir

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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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