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Punjab · PC 6 · 1996
Hoshiarpur
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
KANSHI RAM
BSP 39.5%INC 37.6%18 others 22.9%
Votes
2,30,011
39.5% share
Winning margin
10,944
1.9% of votes
Total votes cast
5,82,263
Candidates
20
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KANSHI RAM | 2,30,011 | 39.5% | |
| 2 | KAMAL CHOUDHARY | INC | 2,19,067 | 37.6% |
| 3 | VIKRAM SINGH | BJP | 54,858 | 9.4% |
| 4 | HAR KANWAL SINGH | United Front | 29,381 | 5.0% |
| 5 | RAM KISHAN KATARIA | IND | 18,730 | 3.2% |
| 6 | SARABJIT SINGH | 13,274 | 2.3% | |
| 7 | SHIV DUTT BALI | AIIC(T) | 3,636 | 0.6% |
| 8 | HARI SINGH | IND | 1,917 | 0.3% |
| 9 | MOOLA SINGH | IND | 1,838 | 0.3% |
| 10 | RAM LAL | IND | 1,809 | 0.3% |
| 11 | AMARJIT SINGH MANN | BSP(A) | 1,253 | 0.2% |
| 12 | GIAN CHAND VERMA | 1,204 | 0.2% | |
| 13 | RAJ KUMAR | IND | 1,049 | 0.2% |
| 14 | GIAN CHAND PANIALA | IND | 989 | 0.2% |
| 15 | LASHKAR SINGH | IND | 900 | 0.1% |
| 16 | MEHNGA RAM | IND | 752 | 0.1% |
| 17 | WARIYAM SINGH | IND | 652 | 0.1% |
| 18 | BHAGWAN SINGH | IND | 373 | 0.1% |
| 19 | DHANI RAM | IND | 338 | 0.1% |
| 20 | PURAN SINGH | IND | 232 | 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.
Average turnout (9th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.9%
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?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.69EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 39.5%INC 37.6%BJP 9.4%CPM 5.0%OTH 8.4%
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
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