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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1957

Abohar

Winner — 1957

SAHI RAM
BJS· Bharatiya Jana Sangh
BJS 40.7%INC 33.7%1 others 25.5%
Votes
15,336
40.8% share
Winning margin
2,646
7.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
62.3%
of 60,437

A clear win with a 7.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAHI RAM
15,33640.8%
2
CHANDI RAM
12,69033.7%
3
KHIALI
9,61225.5%

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.

High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
7.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.5% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
19th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
108th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 40.8%INC 33.7%SCF 25.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Forged Items🏺Machine parts/ Rolling Mill Machinery

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