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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 52 · 1972
Jullundur Cantonment
Winner — 1972
BALBIR SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 41.9%IND 29.3%5 others 28.8%
Votes
14,939
41.9% share
Winning margin
4,479
12.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.4%
of 55,339
A clear win with a 12.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALBIR SINGH | Congress (R) | 14,939 | 41.9% |
| 2 | SARUP SINGH | IND | 10,460 | 29.3% |
| 3 | KULDIP SINGH | 5,062 | 14.2% | |
| 4 | OM PRAKASH | Grand Alliance | 4,100 | 11.5% |
| 5 | PRITAM SINGH | IND | 533 | 1.5% |
| 6 | KESAR SINGH | 420 | 1.2% | |
| 7 | DILJIT SINGH | IND | 148 | 0.4% |
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 (98th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.9% · max 34.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
98th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.59
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
112th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.59EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.9%IND 29.3%SAD 14.2%BJS 11.5%OTH 3.1%
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?
5 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.