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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1967
Hoshiarpur
Winner — 1967
B. SINGH
SSP 38.7%INC 30.6%4 others 30.6%
Votes
16,027
38.7% share
Winning margin
3,358
8.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.3%
of 58,815
A clear win with a 8.1% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | B. SINGH | Samyukta Socialist Party | 16,027 | 38.7% |
| 2 | BALKRISHAN | INC | 12,669 | 30.6% |
| 3 | M. RAM | Bharatiya Jana Sangh | 11,065 | 26.8% |
| 4 | P. SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 691 | 1.7% |
| 5 | S. KAUR | IND | 571 | 1.4% |
| 6 | D. SINGH | Swatantra Party | 344 | 0.8% |
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 (76th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean8.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 1.5% · max 34.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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76th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
96th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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23rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SSP 38.7%INC 30.6%BJS 26.8%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%
What's nearby?
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