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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1977

Balachaur

Winner — 1977

RAM KISHAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 24.3%IND 22.8%5 others 52.9%
Votes
11,344
24.3% share
Winning margin
685
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.5%
of 73,591

Balachaur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 685 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM KISHAN
Janata
11,34424.3%
2
TULSI RAM
IND
10,65922.8%
3
DALIP CHAND
INC
7,73316.6%
4
KUNDAL LAL
IND
6,61614.2%
5
HARWANT SINGH
IND
5,76612.3%
6
GURMAIL SINGH
IND
2,8486.1%
7
INDER SAIN DATTA
IND
1,7283.7%

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 (70th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.5% · min 1.1% · max 51.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
70th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.16
fewer partiesmore parties
69th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
28th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 24.3%IND 22.8%INC 16.6%IND 14.2%IND 12.3%IND 6.1%OTH 3.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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