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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

SHAMSHER SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 37.9%INC 34.1%3 others 28.0%
Votes
13,542
37.9% share
Winning margin
1,350
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.3%
of 57,369

A closely fought contest. SHAMSHER SINGH won with a 3.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHAMSHER SINGH
Left
13,54237.9%
2
SADHU SINGH
INC
12,19234.1%
3
BABU RAM
IND
4,68813.1%
4
RAJINDAR SINGH
IND
4,41212.3%
5
NARINDAR NATH
IND
9042.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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 (28th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.3% · max 56.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
28th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
66th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 37.9%INC 34.1%IND 13.1%IND 12.3%OTH 2.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Achar-Muraba🏺Embroidery🏺Tourism

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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