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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1977
Payal
Winner — 1977
BENAT SINGH
INC· INC
INC 46.7%SAD 37.4%2 others 16.0%
Votes
26,370
46.7% share
Winning margin
5,260
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.5%
of 80,188
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENAT SINGH | INC | 26,370 | 46.7% |
| 2 | JARNAIL SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 21,110 | 37.4% |
| 3 | BHARPUR SINGH | IND | 8,378 | 14.8% |
| 4 | GURDASHAN SINGH | IND | 639 | 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.
Low turnout (116th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.5% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
116th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 46.7%SAD 37.4%IND 14.8%OTH 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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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.