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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1992
Garhshankar
Winner — 1992
SHANGARA RAM
BSP 35.5%INC 19.7%6 others 44.8%
Votes
15,390
35.5% share
Winning margin
6,826
15.7% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
42.6%
of 1,01,860
Garhshankar is a safe seat — SHANGARA RAM won by 15.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SHANGARA RAM | 15,390 | 35.5% | |
| 2 | KAMAL SINGH | INC | 8,564 | 19.7% |
| 3 | KRISHAN DEV SINGH | IND | 7,574 | 17.5% |
| 4 | BHAGAT SINGH | Left | 4,801 | 11.1% |
| 5 | SARBJIT SINGH | IND | 2,589 | 6.0% |
| 6 | BHAGYA CHANDER | BJP | 2,362 | 5.5% |
| 7 | HARBANS SINGH | Left | 1,718 | 4.0% |
| 8 | OM PARKASH | Janata Dal | 378 | 0.9% |
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 (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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77th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.80
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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24th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BSP 35.5%INC 19.7%IND 17.5%CPM 11.1%IND 6.0%BJP 5.5%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%
What's nearby?
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