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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1972

Ferozepur Cantonment

Winner — 1972

MOHINDER SINGH
SAD 48.3%INC 47.9%5 others 3.9%
Votes
17,402
48.3% share
Winning margin
144
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
69.9%
of 51,570

Ferozepur Cantonment was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 144 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHINDER SINGH
17,40248.3%
2
SUKHCHAIN SINGH
Congress (R)
17,25847.9%
3
KAPOOR SINGH
Grand Alliance
3651.0%
4
BALDEV RAJ KAUSHAL
3541.0%
5
DEVKI NANDAN
IND
2960.8%
6
JANKI DASS
IND
2100.6%
7
RULDU
IND
1680.5%

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 (54th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.2% · min 0.3% · max 31.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
54th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.21
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
42nd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 48.3%INC 47.9%OTH 3.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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