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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1980

Ludhiana East

Winner — 1980

OM PARKASH GUPTA
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 48.5%BJP 25.7%8 others 25.8%
Votes
24,614
48.5% share
Winning margin
11,552
22.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
63.8%
of 79,629

Ludhiana East is a safe seat — OM PARKASH GUPTA won by 22.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PARKASH GUPTA
INC(I)
Congress (I)
24,61448.5%
2
SAT PAL
BJP
13,06225.7%
3
SURANJAN SINGH THEKEDAR
10,08419.9%
4
HARI SINGH
IND
1,8113.6%
5
AJIT SINGH
IND
4400.9%
6
BALWANT SINGH
2390.5%
7
USHAWANT KAUR
IND
2150.4%
8
KEWAL KRISHAN
IND
1360.3%
9
RATTAN SINGH
IND
1130.2%
10
MOHINDER SINGH
IND
540.1%

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.

Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
22.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
88th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 48.5%BJP 25.7%SAD 19.9%OTH 5.9%

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 near the village of Sunnahwal

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal

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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