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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 78 · 1962

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Winner — 1962

GURMIT SINGH
INC· INC
INC 32.2%CPI 26.3%6 others 41.6%
Votes
18,524
32.2% share
Winning margin
3,402
5.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
58.2%
of 98,894

A clear win with a 5.9% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURMIT SINGH
INC
18,52432.2%
2
CHARANJI LAL
Left
15,12226.3%
3
HARCHARAN SINGH
AD
14,71925.6%
4
RAVIRDERA DEV
4,8158.4%
5
MAHINDER SINGH
IND
1,8933.3%
6
SUBA SINGH
REP
1,2842.2%
7
GHUMAN SINGH
IND
7261.3%
8
BALWANT RAI
IND
5160.9%

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.

High turnout (6th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.8% · min 2.4% · max 40.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
6th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.41
fewer partiesmore parties
115th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
117th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.41EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.2%CPI 26.3%AD 25.6%BJS 8.4%OTH 7.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)

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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