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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1972

Patiala

Winner — 1972

PREM CHAND
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.5%IND 25.8%12 others 29.7%
Votes
18,698
44.5% share
Winning margin
7,847
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.7%
of 64,893

Patiala is a safe seat — PREM CHAND won by 18.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

14 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM CHAND
Congress (R)
18,69844.5%
2
SARDARA SINGH
IND
10,85125.8%
3
BAL BHADAR
Grand Alliance
5,43612.9%
4
RAWAL SINGH
2,1575.1%
5
BANU RAM
IND
2,0945.0%
6
HARINDRA SINGH
IND
1,1902.8%
7
AMAR NATH
IND
5261.3%
8
SOHAN LAL
IND
3570.8%
9
BHAGWAT SWRUP
1820.4%
10
GURBAX SINGH
Grand Alliance
1530.4%
11
OM PRAKASH
IND
1170.3%
12
DEVINDER SINGH
IND
1010.2%
13
VIR BHAN
IND
790.2%
14
RAWAL SINGH
IND
660.2%

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.

High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.2% · max 19.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
7th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
93rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.5%IND 25.8%BJS 12.9%SAD 5.1%OTH 11.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)

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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