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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 59 · 19512 seats · 1 SC

Gharhshankar

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Winner — 1951

HARBHAJAN SINGH
INC
Also elected — same seat
KARTAR SINGH
INC· 20,641 votes
INC 18.5%INC 16.6%18 others 64.9%
Votes
23,092
18.5% share
Winning margin
7,258
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
56.2%
of 1,10,789

A clear win with a 5.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

20 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARBHAJAN SINGH
INC
23,09218.5%
2
KARTAR SINGH
INC
20,64116.6%
3
CHANAN RAM
IND
15,83412.7%
4
KILWARN SINGH
SAD
13,04610.5%
5
BHAG SINGH
LCP
11,5379.3%
6
SADA RAM
CPI
6,9495.6%
7
SEWA DAS
IND
6,5285.2%
8
DALJIT SINGH
IND
5,7714.6%
9
DOGAR SINGH
SP
4,0533.3%
10
NARINDER SINGH
SP
3,4082.7%
11
MANGOO RAM
IND
2,3531.9%
12
RAM LAL
BJS
2,0351.6%
13
WATTAN CHAND
IND
1,7831.4%
14
MULA SINGH
IND
1,4591.2%
15
SURJIT SINGH
IND
1,2841.0%
16
KALYAN SINGH
IND
1,2641.0%
17
LAMBER SINGH
IND
1,0640.8%
18
BHADAR SINGH
IND
1,0520.8%
19
SOHAN SINGH
IND
8010.6%
20
BAKSHSHISH SINGH
IND
6400.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
88th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 18.5%INC 16.6%IND 12.7%SAD 10.5%LCP 9.3%CPI 5.6%OTH 26.9%

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%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments
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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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