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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 30 · 1962

Safidon

Winner — 1962

INDER SINGH
IND
IND 34.2%INC 32.7%6 others 33.1%
Votes
18,279
34.2% share
Winning margin
759
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.1%
of 75,284

Safidon was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 759 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
INDER SINGH
IND
18,27934.2%
2
SHRI KRISHAN
INC
17,52032.8%
3
SOBHA SINGH
IND
6,88712.9%
4
GHASI RAM
IND
4,1727.8%
5
JAI NARAIN
IND
2,8535.3%
6
RAM CHANDRA
IND
1,9623.7%
7
RAM CHANDER
IND
1,3482.5%
8
SURAT SINGH
IND
4780.9%

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 (92nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.0% · max 48.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
92nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.99
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
69th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 34.2%INC 32.8%IND 12.9%IND 7.8%IND 5.3%OTH 7.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods
🏛️

Ancient Mound, Katpalon

🏛️MonumentASI

Ancient Mound

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

🏛️MonumentASI

Maharaja Ranjit Singh Fort at Phillar

🏛️

Theh Gatti (Mound)

🏛️MonumentASI

Theh Gatti (Mound)

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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