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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1962

Rai

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Winner — 1962

RIZAQ RAM
INC· INC
INC 38.1%HLS 15.9%7 others 46.1%
Votes
17,071
38.1% share
Winning margin
9,960
22.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.7%
of 64,354

Rai is a safe seat — RIZAQ RAM won by 22.2%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RIZAQ RAM
INC
INC
17,07138.1%
2
NAFE SINGH
HLS
7,11115.9%
3
JASWANT SINGH
IND
7,06915.8%
4
HUKAM SINGH
IND
5,72412.8%
5
SARDAR SINGH
IND
4,2089.4%
6
HUKAM CHAND
IND
1,7033.8%
7
KALI RAM
IND
1,0182.3%
8
BANWARI LAL
IND
7231.6%
9
SHRI KRISHAN
IND
1970.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (106th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
106th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.01
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
44th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 38.1%HLS 15.9%IND 15.8%IND 12.8%IND 9.4%OTH 8.1%

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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods
St. Mary's Cathedral, Jalandhar

St. Mary's Cathedral, Jalandhar

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