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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1972
Nawan Shahr
Winner — 1972
DILBAGH SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 68.8%IND 31.2%
Votes
35,290
68.8% share
Winning margin
19,294
37.6% of votes
Total candidates
2
Turnout
68.5%
of 74,883
Nawan Shahr is a safe seat — DILBAGH SINGH won by 37.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
2 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DILBAGH SINGH | Congress (R) | 35,290 | 68.8% |
| 2 | AMAR CHAND | IND | 15,996 | 31.2% |
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 (97th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe37.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
97th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
91st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.8%IND 31.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments
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Kos Minar about one mile east of Ludhiana
🏛️MonumentASI
Kos Minar about one mile east of Ludhiana
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.