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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1957
Hissar City
Winner — 1957
BALWANT RAI
INC· INC
INC 45.4%IND 23.5%3 others 31.2%
Votes
16,610
45.4% share
Winning margin
8,022
21.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.5%
of 56,804
Hissar City is a safe seat — BALWANT RAI won by 21.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALWANT RAI | 16,610 | 45.4% | |
| 2 | MISRI LAL | IND | 8,588 | 23.4% |
| 3 | BISHAN SARUP | 4,988 | 13.6% | |
| 4 | DITTU RAM | IND | 4,026 | 11.0% |
| 5 | SHARWAN KUMAR | IND | 2,409 | 6.6% |
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.
Low turnout (98th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean21.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.9% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
98th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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112th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 45.4%IND 23.4%BJS 13.6%IND 11.0%IND 6.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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