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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Meham
Winner — 1962
RAM DHARI
HLS
HLS 50.1%INC 40.3%2 others 9.6%
Votes
21,620
50.1% share
Winning margin
4,197
9.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.4%
of 63,110
A clear win with a 9.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAM DHARI | HLS | 21,620 | 50.1% |
| 2 | CHHAJU RAM | INC | 17,423 | 40.4% |
| 3 | MAM CHAND | IND | 2,450 | 5.7% |
| 4 | KANWAR SINGH | IND | 1,691 | 3.9% |
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 (76th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 1.5% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
76th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
23rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
HLS 50.1%INC 40.4%IND 5.7%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%
What's nearby?
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