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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 139 · 1962
Garhshankar
Winner — 1962
RATTAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 59.6%CPI 23.6%4 others 16.7%
Votes
27,795
59.6% share
Winning margin
16,770
36.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.1%
of 75,067
Garhshankar is a safe seat — RATTAN SINGH won by 36.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RATTAN SINGH | INC | 27,795 | 59.6% |
| 2 | BHAG SINGH | Left | 11,025 | 23.6% |
| 3 | YASHPAL SINGH | 3,781 | 8.1% | |
| 4 | SANSAR CHAND | REP | 3,482 | 7.5% |
| 5 | ASSA | IND | 403 | 0.9% |
| 6 | VIRENDER NATH | IND | 140 | 0.3% |
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.
A two-to-three-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
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safe36.0%
— NOT REPORTEDmean 36.0% · min 36.0% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
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62%
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How crowded is the field?
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2.36
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How much NOTA?
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— NOT REPORTEDWhere does the house stand?
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154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
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2.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.6%CPI 23.6%BJS 8.1%REP 7.5%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
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— NOT YET COMPUTED