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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 87 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Hoshiarpur
Winner — 1957
BALBIR SINGH
IND
Also elected — same seat
KARAM CHAND
SCF· 31,961 votes
IND 25.4%SCF 19.6%5 others 55.0%
Votes
41,399
25.4% share
Winning margin
9,897
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.4%
of 1,30,614
A clear win with a 6.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALBIR SINGH | IND | 41,399 | 25.4% |
| 2 | KARAM CHAND | 31,961 | 19.6% | |
| 3 | SUDARSHAN DASS | 31,502 | 19.3% | |
| 4 | AMAR SINGH | 26,806 | 16.4% | |
| 5 | HARBHAJAN SINGH | IND | 14,461 | 8.9% |
| 6 | KARTAR SINGH | IND | 13,346 | 8.2% |
| 7 | MINH MAL | IND | 3,631 | 2.2% |
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 (38th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.0% · max 26.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
38th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
89th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 25.4%SCF 19.6%INC 19.3%INC 16.4%IND 8.9%IND 8.2%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,17,508
Density
424 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,458 km²
SC population38.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%SIKH
Sikh 76.1%Hindu 22.9%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.2%
Women literate72.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance20.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.