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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 113 · 1957
Barnala
Winner — 1957
KARTAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 43.4%IND 42.3%2 others 14.2%
Votes
16,027
43.5% share
Winning margin
419
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.6%
of 67,533
Barnala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 419 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KARTAR SINGH | 16,027 | 43.5% | |
| 2 | GURBAKSHISH SINGH | IND | 15,608 | 42.3% |
| 3 | MUKAND LAL | 4,561 | 12.4% | |
| 4 | MAN SINGH | IND | 694 | 1.9% |
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.
High turnout (15th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 1.1% · max 44.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
15th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
77th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
9th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.5%IND 42.3%CPI 12.4%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏷️PhulkariGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.