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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1972
Jullundur South
Winner — 1972
YASH PAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.0%BJS 39.1%4 others 5.9%
Votes
22,284
55.0% share
Winning margin
6,415
15.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
68.1%
of 59,546
Jullundur South is a safe seat — YASH PAL won by 15.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | YASH PAL | Congress (R) | 22,284 | 55.0% |
| 2 | MANMOHAN KALIA | Grand Alliance | 15,869 | 39.1% |
| 3 | RAJINDER SINGH | 1,237 | 3.0% | |
| 4 | SOHAN LAL | IND | 736 | 1.8% |
| 5 | DEV RAJ | IND | 284 | 0.7% |
| 6 | AMAR SINGH | JMD | 125 | 0.3% |
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.
Average turnout (46th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.0% · min 0.1% · max 26.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
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46th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
110th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
106th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.0%BJS 39.1%OTH 5.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%
What's nearby?
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