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Punjab · PC 6 · 1980
Hoshiarpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1980
ZAIL SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 48.7%JNP(S) 21.5%6 others 29.8%
Votes
2,23,976
48.7% share
Winning margin
1,25,186
27.2% of votes
Total votes cast
4,59,680
Candidates
8
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAIL SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 2,23,976 | 48.7% |
| 2 | BALBIR SINGH | JNP(S) | 98,790 | 21.5% |
| 3 | YAGYA DATT | Janata / Lok Dal | 95,660 | 20.8% |
| 4 | DALJIT SINGH RANDHAWA | IND | 23,979 | 5.2% |
| 5 | JASWANT SINGH | IND | 5,715 | 1.2% |
| 6 | MANGAL SAIN | IND | 4,205 | 0.9% |
| 7 | JOGINDER PAL | IND | 3,709 | 0.8% |
| 8 | BHAGAT SINGH MAIGHOWALIA | ILP | 3,646 | 0.8% |
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 (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean27.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.5% · max 33.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
62%
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9th of 13How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.69
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 13How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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2nd of 13How often does it back the winner?
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neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.7%JNP(S) 21.5%JNP 20.8%IND 5.2%OTH 3.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
Figures are for Rupnagar, this seat's primary district — it spans 3 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%
What's nearby?
9 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.