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Chandigarh · PC 1 · 1977
Chandigarh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1977
KRISHNA KANT
Janata Party· Janata Party
JNP 66.1%INC 28.4%8 others 5.5%
Votes
70,808
66.1% share
Winning margin
40,426
37.8% of votes
Total votes cast
1,07,081
Candidates
10
Seat history
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA KANT | Janata Party | 70,808 | 66.1% |
| 2 | SAT PAL | INC | 30,382 | 28.4% |
| 3 | SHEILA DIDI | Left | 2,481 | 2.3% |
| 4 | PREM SINGH | IND | 1,886 | 1.8% |
| 5 | GURCHARAN SINGH | IND | 384 | 0.4% |
| 6 | RAM CHAND | IND | 294 | 0.3% |
| 7 | SURJIT SINGH | IND | 272 | 0.3% |
| 8 | RAJEEV MITTAL | IND | 247 | 0.2% |
| 9 | BABU RAM BANSAL | IND | 245 | 0.2% |
| 10 | MUKHTIAR SINGH | IND | 82 | 0.1% |
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 comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.4% · min 0.6% · max 43.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
1st of 1How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 1How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
1st of 1How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 66.1%INC 28.4%OTH 5.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
10,55,450
Density
9258 / km²
Sex ratio
818 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
114 km²
SC population18.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
81%HINDU
Hindu 80.8%Sikh 13.1%Other 6.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water96.7%
Electricity98.4%
Sanitation87.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.9%
Children fully vaccinated80.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.3%
Children underweight (under 5)20.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.3%
Women literate78.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Clean cooking fuel95.8%
Health insurance32.2%
What's nearby?
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