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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1972
Valtoha
Winner — 1972
ARJAN SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 51.5%SAD 21.7%3 others 26.8%
Votes
23,748
51.5% share
Winning margin
13,739
29.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.4%
of 71,619
Valtoha is a safe seat — ARJAN SINGH won by 29.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJAN SINGH | Left | 23,748 | 51.5% |
| 2 | JAGIR SINGH | 10,009 | 21.7% | |
| 3 | HAZARA SINGH | IND | 9,303 | 20.2% |
| 4 | SURAT SINGH | IND | 2,463 | 5.3% |
| 5 | NARESH KUMAR | Grand Alliance | 604 | 1.3% |
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 (105th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.1% · max 43.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
105th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.48
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
75th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.48EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.5%SAD 21.7%IND 20.2%IND 5.3%OTH 1.3%
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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