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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1957
Faridkot
Winner — 1957
MEHAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 47.9%IND 45.0%1 others 7.0%
Votes
18,579
47.9% share
Winning margin
1,124
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
61.4%
of 63,076
A closely fought contest. MEHAR SINGH won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHAR SINGH | 18,579 | 47.9% | |
| 2 | HARINDER SINGH | IND | 17,455 | 45.0% |
| 3 | JAGDISH KAUR | IND | 2,719 | 7.0% |
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 (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.6% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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41st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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3rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%IND 45.0%IND 7.0%
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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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.