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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 115 · 1962

Jandiala

Winner — 1962

MAKHAN SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 48.9%INC 43.6%2 others 7.4%
Votes
19,549
48.9% share
Winning margin
2,118
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.1%
of 58,680

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAKHAN SINGH
Left
19,54948.9%
2
SOHAN SINGH
INC
17,43143.6%
3
NAR DEV
2,2865.7%
4
BANTA SINGH
IND
6891.7%

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.

Low turnout (108th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 49.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
108th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
51st of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 48.9%INC 43.6%BJS 5.7%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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