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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1962
Faridkot
Winner — 1962
ZAIL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 49.1%AD 47.7%1 others 3.2%
Votes
25,095
49.1% share
Winning margin
736
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
69.5%
of 73,466
Faridkot was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 736 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ZAIL SINGH | INC | 25,095 | 49.1% |
| 2 | JAGDISH KAUR | AD | 24,359 | 47.7% |
| 3 | CHETAN DEV | IND | 1,612 | 3.2% |
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 (67th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.5% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
67th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%AD 47.7%OTH 3.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.