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Patiala

Winner — Lok Sabha 1996

PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA
SAD· BJP
SAD 46.5%INC 39.3%22 others 14.3%
Votes
3,16,554
46.5% share
Winning margin
49,066
7.2% of votes
Total votes cast
6,81,255
Candidates
24
Seat history

All Candidates

24 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA
BJP
3,16,55446.5%
2
SANT RAM
INC
2,67,48839.3%
3
HARPAL SINGH
United Front
36,0275.3%
4
SATNAM SINGH BEHRU
IND
18,2302.7%
5
SONDHI M.L.
IND
11,7281.7%
6
PREM
IND
5,3110.8%
7
SWAMI JOTI MA MAHADEV
IND
4,5040.7%
8
JAI CHAND
IND
3,1530.5%
9
SURINDER KAUR
IND
2,8860.4%
10
PREM CHAND
IND
2,4550.4%
11
HARI PARKASH
2,3310.3%
12
SEEMA VAID
IND
2,0340.3%
13
RAM PARTAP
AIIC(T)
1,5390.2%
14
SURESH
IND
1,2290.2%
15
SOHAN SINGH
IND
8780.1%
16
TARSEM SINGH
IND
8280.1%
17
AJAIB SINGH
IND
6990.1%
18
SWARAN SINGH
IND
6370.1%
19
GOPAL KRISHAN
IND
6300.1%
20
BODH RAJ
IND
5320.1%
21
JOGINDER SINGH
IND
5030.1%
22
BANARSI DASS
IND
3780.1%
23
GURDARSHAN SINGH
IND
3540.1%
24
MANVINDER SINGH
IND
3470.1%

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
7.2%
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 46.5%INC 39.3%CPI 5.3%OTH 9.0%

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
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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

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