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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1972
Phillaur
Winner — 1972
SURJIT SINGH ATWAL
INC· Congress (R)
INC 48.4%IND 43.5%2 others 8.1%
Votes
24,508
48.4% share
Winning margin
2,514
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
72.8%
of 69,522
A closely fought contest. SURJIT SINGH ATWAL won with a 5.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SURJIT SINGH ATWAL | Congress (R) | 24,508 | 48.4% |
| 2 | AMAR SINGH | IND | 21,994 | 43.5% |
| 3 | SHER SINGH REEHAL | ILP | 2,825 | 5.6% |
| 4 | IQBAL SINGH | IND | 1,264 | 2.5% |
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 (116th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.5% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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116th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.4%IND 43.5%ILP 5.6%OTH 2.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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