Back to Punjab 1969 map
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1969Reserved (SC)
Verka
Winner — 1969
GURMEJ SINGH
INC· INC
INC 36.4%SAD 33.6%3 others 30.0%
Votes
16,045
36.4% share
Winning margin
1,253
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.8%
of 66,856
A closely fought contest. GURMEJ SINGH won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURMEJ SINGH | INC | 16,045 | 36.4% |
| 2 | KHAZAN SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 14,792 | 33.6% |
| 3 | SOHAN SINGH | Left | 8,775 | 19.9% |
| 4 | KARNAIL SINGH MARRI | PJP | 4,134 | 9.4% |
| 5 | BHAN SINGH | IND | 281 | 0.6% |
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 (84th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 1.5% · max 72.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
84th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
78th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
81st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.4%SAD 33.6%CPI 19.9%PJP 9.4%OTH 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Diesel engine and Auto Parts
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.