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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 55 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Sirsa
Winner — 1957
RAM DAYAL
IND
Also elected — same seat
KESARA RAM
INC· 25,335 votes
IND 19.9%INC 18.5%14 others 61.5%
Votes
27,276
19.9% share
Winning margin
3,923
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
16
Turnout
53.0%
of 1,29,140
A closely fought contest. RAM DAYAL won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
16 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DAYAL | IND | 27,276 | 19.9% |
| 2 | KESARA RAM | 25,335 | 18.5% | |
| 3 | SANT LAL | 23,353 | 17.1% | |
| 4 | PREM SINGH | IND | 13,123 | 9.6% |
| 5 | GURDEV SINGH | IND | 7,337 | 5.4% |
| 6 | LAL CHAND | IND | 6,772 | 5.0% |
| 7 | PURKHA | 6,038 | 4.4% | |
| 8 | PERMA NAND | 4,700 | 3.4% | |
| 9 | PANNA | IND | 4,417 | 3.2% |
| 10 | SODAGAR SINGH | 4,237 | 3.1% | |
| 11 | NIKKU | 3,833 | 2.8% | |
| 12 | SHERA RAM | IND | 3,498 | 2.6% |
| 13 | BIRBAL | IND | 2,015 | 1.5% |
| 14 | JANKI DEVI | IND | 1,685 | 1.2% |
| 15 | SHAM LAL | IND | 1,627 | 1.2% |
| 16 | CHET RAM | IND | 1,581 | 1.2% |
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 (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.9% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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29th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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80th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 19.9%INC 18.5%INC 17.1%IND 9.6%IND 5.4%OTH 29.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,180 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 71.2%Hindu 25.5%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity98.2%
Sanitation86.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate86.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.3%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · 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.