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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Garhdiwala
Winner — 1980
JOGINDER NATH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 40.1%SAD 39.9%3 others 20.0%
Votes
17,724
40.1% share
Winning margin
126
0.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
51.6%
of 85,605
Garhdiwala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.3% — fewer than 126 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JOGINDER NATH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 17,724 | 40.1% |
| 2 | PARKASH SINGH | 17,598 | 39.9% | |
| 3 | DHARAM PAL | BJP | 8,504 | 19.3% |
| 4 | RANJIT SINGH | IND | 192 | 0.4% |
| 5 | AMAR NATH | IND | 130 | 0.3% |
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 (49th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.1% · min 0.3% · max 32.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
49th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.34
fewer partiesmore parties
53rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
105th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.34EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 40.1%SAD 39.9%BJP 19.3%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.