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Chandigarh · PC 1 · 1980
Chandigarh
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
JAGAN NATH KASUHAL
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.7%IND 22.8%37 others 27.5%
Votes
61,624
49.6% share
Winning margin
33,319
26.9% of votes
Total votes cast
1,24,115
Candidates
39
Seat history
All Candidates
39 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGAN NATH KASUHAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 61,624 | 49.6% |
| 2 | RAM SWRUP | IND | 28,305 | 22.8% |
| 3 | KRISHNA KANT | Janata / Lok Dal | 11,541 | 9.3% |
| 4 | AMBIKA SONI | 8,965 | 7.2% | |
| 5 | SUKHDEV KHANNA | IND | 6,021 | 4.8% |
| 6 | M.P. VERMA | JNP(S) | 1,005 | 0.8% |
| 7 | SOHAN LAL | IND | 911 | 0.7% |
| 8 | RAJEEV MITTAL | IND | 474 | 0.4% |
| 9 | DILWANT SINGH DHILLON | IND | 448 | 0.4% |
| 10 | MUKHTIAR SINGH | IND | 416 | 0.3% |
| 11 | JAGAT RAM | IND | 374 | 0.3% |
| 12 | SURYA BARAYAN | IND | 337 | 0.3% |
| 13 | BANARSI DASS | IND | 283 | 0.2% |
| 14 | KRISHAN GOPAL BHAGAT | IND | 268 | 0.2% |
| 15 | MITTAR SINGH | IND | 258 | 0.2% |
| 16 | SAT PAL | IND | 218 | 0.2% |
| 17 | MANMOHAN SOOD | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 18 | B.P. BAGCHI | IND | 211 | 0.2% |
| 19 | NARINDER KUMAR MITTAL | IND | 204 | 0.2% |
| 20 | CHANDRA GUPAT KAPURIA | IND | 179 | 0.1% |
| 21 | JUGAL KISHORE PURI | IND | 178 | 0.1% |
| 22 | SUBHASH CHANDRA | IND | 171 | 0.1% |
| 23 | ONKAR NATH JI | IND | 165 | 0.1% |
| 24 | KESHAV LAL ARORA | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
| 25 | BIRBAL RAM PREMI | IND | 149 | 0.1% |
| 26 | PRAMJIT KAUR | IND | 113 | 0.1% |
| 27 | BABURAM BANSAL | IND | 101 | 0.1% |
| 28 | SURINDER SINGH AHUJA | IND | 97 | 0.1% |
| 29 | KRISHAN CHAND GARG | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 30 | AMAR SINGH | IND | 91 | 0.1% |
| 31 | ROSHAN LAL | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
| 32 | MISHRA | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 33 | DURGA DASS BAHL | IND | 77 | 0.1% |
| 34 | INDERJIT KAPOOR | IND | 73 | 0.1% |
| 35 | IQBAL SINGH RATTA | IND | 72 | 0.1% |
| 36 | YASH AGGARWAL | IND | 57 | 0.1% |
| 37 | SURJIT SINGH | IND | 53 | 0.0% |
| 38 | HUKAM SINGH RANA | IND | 37 | 0.0% |
| 39 | BALDEV RAJ KAPOOR | IND | 32 | 0.0% |
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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
safe26.9%
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
INC(I) 49.6%IND 22.8%JNP 9.3%INC(U) 7.2%OTH 11.0%
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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