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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1957

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Winner — 1957

MUNI LAL
PSP· Praja Socialist Party
PSP 43.5%INC 37.8%2 others 18.6%
Votes
6,924
43.5% share
Winning margin
909
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
30.4%
of 52,234

A clear win with a 5.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MUNI LAL
PSP
6,92443.5%
2
LAJJA
INC
6,01537.8%
3
KESAR SINGH
BJS
2,06313.0%
4
GAIN CHAND
IND
8995.7%

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 (54th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 31.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
54th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
42nd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
PSP 43.5%INC 37.8%BJS 13.0%IND 5.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Takht-e-Akbari

Takht-e-Akbari

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