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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 62 · 19572 seats · 1 SC

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Winner — 1957

JASWANT KAUR
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
GURDIT SINGH
INC· 27,412 votes
INC 25.3%INC 21.3%8 others 53.4%
Votes
32,555
25.3% share
Winning margin
8,132
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
56.7%
of 1,13,476

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JASWANT KAUR
INC
32,55525.3%
2
GURDIT SINGH
INC
27,41221.3%
3
DARBARA SINGH
IND
24,42319.0%
4
DES RAJ
CPI
12,6519.8%
5
SARBAN
CPI
11,2718.8%
6
RAM CHAND
IND
10,0567.8%
7
RATTAN SINGH
IND
3,8703.0%
8
BAHAL SINGH
IND
2,8462.2%
9
MAGHAR
IND
2,4621.9%
10
RAMJI DASS
IND
1,1240.9%

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

Low turnout (111th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 1.4% · max 47.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
111th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
38th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 25.3%INC 21.3%IND 19.0%CPI 9.8%CPI 8.8%IND 7.8%OTH 8.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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