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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1972
Jalalabad
Winner — 1972
MEHTAB SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 75.1%SOP 19.8%3 others 5.1%
Votes
36,909
75.1% share
Winning margin
27,186
55.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
60.7%
of 80,904
Jalalabad is a safe seat — MEHTAB SINGH won by 55.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHTAB SINGH | Left | 36,909 | 75.1% |
| 2 | HARBHAJAN SINGH | 9,723 | 19.8% | |
| 3 | JAGAN NATH | Grand Alliance | 984 | 2.0% |
| 4 | CHANAN RAM | IND | 885 | 1.8% |
| 5 | FAUJA SINGH | IND | 630 | 1.3% |
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 (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean55.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
89th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
103rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 75.1%SOP 19.8%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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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.