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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1972
Kharar
Winner — 1972
SHAMSHER SINGH JOSH
CPI· Left
CPI 51.8%SAD 30.1%4 others 18.1%
Votes
23,455
51.8% share
Winning margin
9,856
21.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.5%
of 65,142
Kharar is a safe seat — SHAMSHER SINGH JOSH won by 21.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHAMSHER SINGH JOSH | Left | 23,455 | 51.8% |
| 2 | SARJEET SINGH | 13,599 | 30.1% | |
| 3 | ANGREZ SINGH | IND | 4,095 | 9.1% |
| 4 | GURBAKHASH SINGH | Left | 2,354 | 5.2% |
| 5 | AMRIK SINGH | IND | 1,230 | 2.7% |
| 6 | UJAGER SINGH | 510 | 1.1% |
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 (67th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe21.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.5% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
67th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.8%SAD 30.1%IND 9.1%CPM 5.2%OTH 3.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
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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.