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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Sham Chaurasi
Winner — 1980
HARI MITTAR HANS
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 41.3%CPM 37.7%7 others 21.0%
Votes
19,873
41.3% share
Winning margin
1,703
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
58.1%
of 82,923
A closely fought contest. HARI MITTAR HANS won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARI MITTAR HANS |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 19,873 | 41.3% |
| 2 | DEV RAJ | Left | 18,170 | 37.7% |
| 3 | RAM RATTAN | 5,853 | 12.2% | |
| 4 | KEHAR SINGH | BJP | 1,442 | 3.0% |
| 5 | MOOLA SINGH | JNP(SR) | 867 | 1.8% |
| 6 | PIARA | IND | 605 | 1.3% |
| 7 | GURBUX RAM | JNP(SC) | 551 | 1.1% |
| 8 | GURPAL CHAND SAROYA | IND | 418 | 0.9% |
| 9 | DAULAT RAM | IND | 391 | 0.8% |
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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 (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.9% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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52nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 117How much NOTA?
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0.6%
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85th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 41.3%CPM 37.7%INC(U) 12.2%OTH 8.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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