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Punjab · PC 2 · 1980
Amritsar
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
RAGHUNANDAN LAL
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 59.5%JNP 36.8%5 others 3.7%
Votes
2,93,085
59.5% share
Winning margin
1,11,684
22.7% of votes
Total votes cast
4,92,736
Candidates
7
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAGHUNANDAN LAL |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,93,085 | 59.5% |
| 2 | BALDEV PRAKASH | Janata / Lok Dal | 1,81,401 | 36.8% |
| 3 | SAROOP SINGH | IND | 8,193 | 1.7% |
| 4 | JAGDISH SINGH | ILP | 3,926 | 0.8% |
| 5 | HARMEET SINGH | IND | 2,747 | 0.6% |
| 6 | HAZARA SINGH | IND | 2,255 | 0.5% |
| 7 | AMARIT SINGH | IND | 1,129 | 0.2% |
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.
Low turnout (13th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean22.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.0% · min 0.8% · max 25.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
56%
lowerhigher
13th of 13How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.52
fewer partiesmore parties
5th of 13How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
9th of 13How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 59.5%JNP 36.8%OTH 3.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
7 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.