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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 15 · 1972
Bagha Purana
Winner — 1972
GURCHARAN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 47.9%SAD 44.9%1 others 7.2%
Votes
24,986
47.9% share
Winning margin
1,536
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.4%
of 78,597
A closely fought contest. GURCHARAN SINGH won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURCHARAN SINGH | Congress (R) | 24,986 | 47.9% |
| 2 | TEJ SINGH | 23,450 | 44.9% | |
| 3 | JAGDISH CHAND | IND | 3,764 | 7.2% |
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.
Low turnout (112th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.3% · max 37.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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112th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.18
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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72nd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.18EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 47.9%SAD 44.9%IND 7.2%
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?
3 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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