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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1985

Qila Raipur

Winner — 1985

ARJAN SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 59.2%INC 32.6%1 others 8.2%
Votes
32,696
59.2% share
Winning margin
14,696
26.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
59.2%
of 93,383

Qila Raipur is a safe seat — ARJAN SINGH won by 26.6%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ARJAN SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
32,69659.2%
2
PUSHIPINDER KAUR
INC
18,00032.6%
3
RAVINDER KAUR
IND
4,5568.3%

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.

High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
26.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.5% · max 26.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
19th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
108th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 59.2%INC 32.6%IND 8.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,180 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 71.2%Hindu 25.5%Other 3.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity98.2%
Sanitation86.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate86.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.3%
Health insurance35.1%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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