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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1959 by-elections
Sirsa
Winner — 1959 by-elections
DEVI LAL
INC 62.6%IND 33.0%3 others 4.4%
Votes
58,013
62.6% share
Winning margin
27,415
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Sirsa was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 27,415 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEVI LAL | 58,013 | 0.0% | |
| 2 | RAM GOPAL | IND | 30,598 | 0.0% |
| 3 | S. LAL | 1,702 | 0.0% | |
| 4 | P. LAL | IND | 1,348 | 0.0% |
| 5 | LAL CHAND | 1,039 | 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 (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.0%
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
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31st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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80th 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
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Forged Items🏺Machine parts/ Rolling Mill Machinery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.