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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1957

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Winner — 1957

RAM KANWAR
INC· INC
INC 46.1%IND 35.2%3 others 18.8%
Votes
17,805
46.1% share
Winning margin
4,219
10.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.7%
of 61,606

A clear win with a 10.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM KANWAR
INC
17,80546.1%
2
CHARANJIT SINGH
IND
13,58635.1%
3
BALDEV DASS
IND
3,89410.1%
4
INDRAJ
IND
2,7737.2%
5
DED RAJ
IND
5911.5%

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 (55th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.1% · max 32.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
55th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
18th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.1%IND 35.1%IND 10.1%IND 7.2%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Virasat-e-Khalsa

Virasat-e-Khalsa

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