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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 3 · 1962
Palampur
Winner — 1962
PRATAP SINGH
INC· INC
INC 38.3%CPI 34.5%2 others 27.2%
Votes
11,757
38.3% share
Winning margin
1,175
3.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
46.6%
of 65,866
A closely fought contest. PRATAP SINGH won with a 3.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRATAP SINGH | INC | 11,757 | 38.3% |
| 2 | BANSI RAM | Left | 10,582 | 34.5% |
| 3 | PARMESHWARI DASS | IND | 6,357 | 20.7% |
| 4 | BHAGI RAM | IND | 1,993 | 6.5% |
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 (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.6% · max 72.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
50th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
70th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
86th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.3%CPI 34.5%IND 20.7%IND 6.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.