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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 92 · 1962
Ludhiana South
Winner — 1962
SHAMSHER SINGH
AD
AD 50.9%INC 42.2%3 others 6.9%
Votes
24,737
50.9% share
Winning margin
4,212
8.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
66.3%
of 73,309
A clear win with a 8.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMSHER SINGH | AD | 24,737 | 50.9% |
| 2 | RAM DAYAL SINGH | INC | 20,525 | 42.2% |
| 3 | HARI KRISHAN ALIAS SAT PAL | IND | 1,424 | 2.9% |
| 4 | KRISHAN DEV | 1,180 | 2.4% | |
| 5 | BALWANT SINGH | IND | 758 | 1.6% |
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 (74th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 2.0% · max 39.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
74th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.58
fewer partiesmore parties
102nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
49th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.58EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AD 50.9%INC 42.2%OTH 6.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
13,88,525
Density
414 / km²
Sex ratio
868 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,353 km²
SC population32.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.9%Hindu 27.4%Other 1.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.0%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation87.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.1%
Children fully vaccinated66.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.0%
Children underweight (under 5)23.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER59.7%
Women literate69.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER14.2%
Clean cooking fuel78.1%
Health insurance20.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.