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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Nihal Singh Wala
Winner — 1972
SAGGAR SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 50.6%SAD 44.9%3 others 4.5%
Votes
25,572
50.6% share
Winning margin
2,877
5.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.7%
of 74,689
A clear win with a 5.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SAGGAR SINGH | Left | 25,572 | 50.6% |
| 2 | GURDEV SINGH | 22,695 | 44.9% | |
| 3 | HAMIR SINGH | IND | 1,494 | 3.0% |
| 4 | DHARAM DASS | IND | 462 | 0.9% |
| 5 | AMRITPAL SINGH | IND | 312 | 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 (57th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.6% · max 41.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
57th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
68th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 50.6%SAD 44.9%OTH 4.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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