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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 94 · 1962
Ludhiana North
Winner — 1962
BACHAN SINGH
IND
IND 37.2%INC 34.0%3 others 28.8%
Votes
22,022
37.2% share
Winning margin
1,870
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.9%
of 89,953
A closely fought contest. BACHAN SINGH won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACHAN SINGH | IND | 22,022 | 37.2% |
| 2 | HARBHAGWAN | INC | 20,152 | 34.0% |
| 3 | JAGDISH PERSHAD | 9,372 | 15.8% | |
| 4 | SHEILA DIDI | Left | 7,056 | 11.9% |
| 5 | NIRANJAN SINGH | IND | 667 | 1.1% |
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 (2nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 0.5% · max 35.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
84%
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2nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.94
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10th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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41st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 37.2%INC 34.0%BJS 15.8%CPI 11.9%OTH 1.1%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)🏺Cotton Yarn🏺Honey
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.