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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1962

Fazilka

Winner — 1962

SAT DEV
BJS 42.2%INC 34.4%5 others 23.4%
Votes
15,610
42.1% share
Winning margin
2,870
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
61.2%
of 60,549

A clear win with a 7.8% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAT DEV
15,61042.1%
2
TEG RAM
INC
12,74034.4%
3
KIRPAL SINGH
AD
3,0628.3%
4
MANPHOOL SINGH
IND
2,8617.7%
5
AMRUO
IND
1,8495.0%
6
THANDU RAM
IND
6441.7%
7
VED PARKASH
IND
2650.7%

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 (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 73.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
53rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.45
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
95th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 42.1%INC 34.4%AD 8.3%IND 7.7%OTH 7.5%

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?

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

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

🏛️MonumentASI

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

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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