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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1970 by-elections

Anandpur Sahib

Winner — 1970 by-elections

Z.SINGH
NCJ
NCJ 50.3%SAD 47.5%4 others 2.2%
Votes
21,747
50.3% share
Winning margin
1,195
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6

Anandpur Sahib was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 1,195 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
Z.SINGH
NCJ
21,7470.0%
2
S.SINGH
20,5520.0%
3
N.SINGH
IND
3650.0%
4
H.SINGH
IND
2670.0%
5
B.SINGH
1570.0%
6
BHAGAT
IND
1500.0%

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 (73rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.2% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
73rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
74th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,95,746
Density
444 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,242 km²
SC population36.5%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%SIKH
Sikh 82.2%Hindu 15.9%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity95.9%
Sanitation87.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)16.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate74.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance23.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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