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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 76 · 1977

Patiala Town

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Winner — 1977

SARDAR SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 38.1%IND 37.6%17 others 24.3%
Votes
17,196
38.1% share
Winning margin
243
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
19
Turnout
62.3%
of 72,423

Patiala Town was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 243 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history
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All Candidates

19 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SARDAR SINGH
SAD
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
17,19638.1%
2
SHAMBHU PRASHAD
IND
16,95337.6%
3
PREM CHAND GUPTA
INC
INC
9,82721.8%
4
KULDIP SINGH SAHNI
IND
3780.8%
5
OM PARKASH
IND
1490.3%
6
SURJIT SINGH S/O SARDAR SINGH
IND
1080.2%
7
DALJIT SINGH
IND
930.2%
8
AMRIK SINGH
IND
620.1%
9
SURJIT SINGH S/O JASWANT SINGH
IND
610.1%
10
SATISH KAPUR
IND
470.1%
11
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
470.1%
12
BANU RAM
IND
380.1%
13
MAN MOHAN SINGH
IND
240.1%
14
VIR SINGH SAHNI
IND
230.1%
15
DAVINDER KUMAR
IND
220.1%
16
RACHAN LAL
IND
220.1%
17
SURINDERPAL SINGH
IND
210.1%
18
SHIV KUMAR BIMAL
IND
160.0%
19
MANOHAR LAL
IND
70.0%

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 (67th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 0.5% · max 53.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
67th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.77
fewer partiesmore parties
18th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
116th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.77EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 38.1%IND 37.6%INC 21.8%OTH 2.5%

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?

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