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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 109 · 1958 by-elections
Patiala
Winner — 1958 by-elections
B. SINGH
IND
IND 57.8%IND 40.5%2 others 1.8%
Votes
18,094
57.8% share
Winning margin
5,421
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Patiala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 5,421 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. SINGH | IND | 18,094 | 0.0% |
| 2 | JANAK RAJ | IND | 12,673 | 0.0% |
| 3 | P. PRAKASH | IND | 280 | 0.0% |
| 4 | G. SINGH | IND | 270 | 0.0% |
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 (32nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.2% · min 0.3% · max 36.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
32nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.55
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103rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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11th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
1 seats · 1 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
— DOESN'T APPLYWho ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️PhulkariGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.