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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 58 · 1951
Balachar
Winner — 1951
BALOO RAM
INC 55.8%IND 27.3%2 others 16.9%
Votes
22,786
55.8% share
Winning margin
11,625
28.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.2%
of 59,899
Balachar is a safe seat — BALOO RAM won by 28.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALOO RAM | 22,786 | 55.8% | |
| 2 | KARTAR SINGH | IND | 11,161 | 27.3% |
| 3 | CHARAN SINGH | IND | 5,401 | 13.2% |
| 4 | ARJAN SINGH | LCP | 1,491 | 3.6% |
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 (42nd), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.4% · max 28.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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42nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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58th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.8%IND 27.3%IND 13.2%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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%
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?
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