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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Kum Kalan
Winner — 1980
DAYA SINGH
CPM· Left
CPM 46.9%INC(I) 44.5%2 others 8.6%
Votes
21,628
47.0% share
Winning margin
1,134
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
54.4%
of 84,645
A closely fought contest. DAYA SINGH won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DAYA SINGH | Left | 21,628 | 47.0% |
| 2 | SHIAM SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 20,494 | 44.5% |
| 3 | RAM CHAND | JNP(SC) | 2,584 | 5.6% |
| 4 | HAZARA SINGH | BJP | 1,362 | 3.0% |
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.
Low turnout (111th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 1.4% · max 47.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
111th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.57
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
38th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.57EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 47.0%INC(I) 44.5%JNP(SC) 5.6%OTH 3.0%
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.