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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1962

Nurpur

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Winner — 1962

RAM CHANDRA
INC· INC
INC 39.8%IND 34.5%4 others 25.8%
Votes
12,811
39.8% share
Winning margin
1,719
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
45.6%
of 70,561

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHANDRA
INC
INC
12,81139.8%
2
SUDARSHAN SINGH
IND
11,09234.5%
3
TILAK RAJ
CPI
Left
3,69211.5%
4
DHANI RAM
IND
1,7315.4%
5
JHANDU RAM
IND
1,6365.1%
6
ROMAL SINGH
IND
1,2323.8%

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

Average turnout (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
87th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.8%IND 34.5%CPI 11.5%IND 5.4%IND 5.1%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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.

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