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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1977

Ludhiana Rural

Winner — 1977

DHANRAJ SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 51.6%INC 44.3%4 others 4.0%
Votes
26,516
51.6% share
Winning margin
3,744
7.3% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
60.8%
of 84,494

A clear win with a 7.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHANRAJ SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
26,51651.6%
2
TARAK SINGH
INC
22,77244.3%
3
RATTI RAM
1,0212.0%
4
RAJINDER SINGH JOGI
IND
4120.8%
5
DALIP SINGH
JMD
3550.7%
6
HARDEV SINGH
IND
2890.6%

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.

Low turnout (97th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 0.7% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
97th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
64th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
91st of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 51.6%INC 44.3%OTH 4.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments
🏛️

Kos Minar about one mile east of Ludhiana

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar about one mile east of Ludhiana

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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