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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1962
Simla
Winner — 1962
GIAN CHAND
INC· INC
INC 43.9%PSP 20.9%6 others 35.2%
Votes
10,185
43.9% share
Winning margin
5,328
23.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
39.8%
of 58,314
Simla is a safe seat — GIAN CHAND won by 23.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIAN CHAND | INC | 10,185 | 43.9% |
| 2 | GAURI SHANKAR | Praja Socialist Party | 4,857 | 20.9% |
| 3 | PRAKASH CHAND | IND | 3,710 | 16.0% |
| 4 | TEK CHAND | 3,622 | 15.6% | |
| 5 | SHIV DATT | IND | 341 | 1.5% |
| 6 | BASHESHAR DAYAL | IND | 278 | 1.2% |
| 7 | LAJJA | IND | 120 | 0.5% |
| 8 | SHAKUNTLA | Swatantra Party | 94 | 0.4% |
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 (90th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.3% · max 63.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
90th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
5th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.9%PSP 20.9%IND 16.0%BJS 15.6%OTH 3.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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