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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1977

Hoshiarpur

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Winner — 1977

OM PARKASH
JNP· Janata
JNP 40.6%INC 38.6%10 others 20.8%
Votes
18,751
40.6% share
Winning margin
943
2.0% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.5%
of 73,802

A closely fought contest. OM PARKASH won with a 2.0% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PARKASH
JNP
Janata
18,75140.6%
2
KUNDAN SINGH
INC
INC
17,80838.6%
3
SURJIT SINGH
IND
6,45714.0%
4
DAULAT RAM
IND
1,1092.4%
5
YASH PAL
IND
4390.9%
6
RANBIR SINGH
IND
4380.9%
7
AMRIK SINGH
IND
3540.8%
8
BHAGAT SINGH
IND
2440.5%
9
KARAM CHAND
IND
2200.5%
10
MOHINDER SINGH
IND
1980.4%
11
BARJINDER MOHAN SINGH
IND
980.2%
12
VIJAY SINGH
IND
420.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (79th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.5% · min 0.4% · max 27.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
79th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.40
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
102nd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.40EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 40.6%INC 38.6%IND 14.0%OTH 6.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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