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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1972

Kum Kalan

Winner — 1972

RATTAN SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 52.8%SAD 38.8%5 others 8.3%
Votes
36,186
52.8% share
Winning margin
9,599
14.0% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.9%
of 1,07,219

A clear win with a 14.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATTAN SINGH
Congress (R)
36,18652.8%
2
DHANRAJ SINGH GILL
26,58738.8%
3
HARI SINGH
IND
4,1346.0%
4
SATWANT SINGH
IND
5870.9%
5
GURDIAL SINGH
IND
5750.8%
6
LAKHMIR SINGH
IND
2480.4%
7
SUNDAR SINGH
1630.2%

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.

Average turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 56.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
39th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
31st of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.8%SAD 38.8%IND 6.0%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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