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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2002

Nawan Shahr

Winner — 2002

PARKASH SINGH
INC· INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
INC 32.3%BSP 27.0%7 others 40.7%
Votes
32,667
32.3% share
Winning margin
5,346
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.1%
of 1,44,358

A clear win with a 5.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARKASH SINGH
INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
32,66732.3%
2
RAM KISHAN
BSP
27,32127.0%
3
HARDEV SINGH KAHMA
IND
20,25220.0%
4
RESHAM SINGH
NDA
17,12916.9%
5
DALJIT SINGH
IND
1,4931.5%
6
NASIB CHAND
IND
8270.8%
7
SOHAN SINGH
LBP
7960.8%
8
HARDEV SINGH
IND
3850.4%
9
TARSEM SINGH
IND
2870.3%

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 (86th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 1.9% · max 32.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
86th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
30th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
1.0%
lowerhigher
7th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 32.3%BSP 27.0%IND 20.0%SAD 16.9%OTH 3.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods

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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