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Punjab · PC 8 · 1977

Patiala

Winner — Lok Sabha 1977

GURCHARAN SING TOHRA
SAD 58.6%INC 38.6%6 others 2.8%
Votes
2,65,111
58.6% share
Winning margin
90,317
20.0% of votes
Total votes cast
4,52,576
Candidates
8
Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURCHARAN SING TOHRA
2,65,11158.6%
2
AMARENDER SINGH
INC
1,74,79438.6%
3
GOPAL CHAND
IND
3,0820.7%
4
ARJAN SINGH
IND
2,6560.6%
5
SHER SINGH
IND
2,1630.5%
6
MOHINDERPAL SINGH
IND
1,9310.4%
7
GURDIP SINGH
IND
1,7260.4%
8
SURESH KAPOOR
IND
1,1130.3%

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.

Average turnout (7th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 0.1% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
7th of 13

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.05
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 13

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
1st of 13

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 58.6%INC 38.6%OTH 2.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

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

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

7 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Kos Minar near the Sarai of Lashkari Khan

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Kos Minar near the Sarai of Lashkari Khan

Kos Minar near the village of Rajputan

Kos Minar near the village of Rajputan

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Kos Minar near the village of Rajputan

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Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal

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Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal

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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