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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1967Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1967

K. SINGH
ADS· Akali-led coalition
ADS 38.3%INC 34.2%7 others 27.6%
Votes
14,940
38.3% share
Winning margin
1,586
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
62.7%
of 62,293

A closely fought contest. K. SINGH won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
K. SINGH
ADS
14,94038.3%
2
G. SINGH
INC
13,35434.2%
3
P. RAM
IND
3,1608.1%
4
K. SINGH
ADM
3,1288.0%
5
S. SINGH
IND
2,6416.8%
6
H. SINGH
IND
7471.9%
7
P. SINGH
IND
4381.1%
8
U. SINGH
IND
3350.9%
9
B. DASS
IND
3110.8%

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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.5% · max 72.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
84th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
81st of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
ADS 38.3%INC 34.2%IND 8.1%ADM 8.0%IND 6.8%OTH 4.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,15,168
Density
499 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,633 km²
SC population33.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.7%Hindu 41.2%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.9%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation83.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.9%
Clean cooking fuel84.2%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

1 location
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Known forDISTRICT
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