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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1972
Jagraon
Winner — 1972
TARA SINGH
SAD 51.4%INC 47.4%1 others 1.2%
Votes
29,143
51.4% share
Winning margin
2,267
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
72.5%
of 78,193
A closely fought contest. TARA SINGH won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | TARA SINGH | 29,143 | 51.4% | |
| 2 | NAHAR SINGH | Congress (R) | 26,876 | 47.4% |
| 3 | NIRANJAN SINGH | IND | 669 | 1.2% |
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 (111th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 1.4% · max 47.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
111th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
38th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 51.4%INC 47.4%OTH 1.2%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · 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.