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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 61 · 2012
Ludhiana South
Winner — 2012
BALWINDER SINGH BAINS
IND
IND 55.8%SAD 19.5%12 others 24.6%
Votes
49,594
55.8% share
Winning margin
32,233
36.3% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
69.3%
of 1,28,144
Ludhiana South is a safe seat — BALWINDER SINGH BAINS won by 36.3%.
Seat history
0 of 14 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.31 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BALWINDER SINGH BAINS | IND | 49,594 | 55.8% |
| 2 | HAKAM SINGH GIASPURA | NDA | 17,361 | 19.6% |
| 3 | ASHOK PRASHAR | UPA | 16,737 | 18.8% |
| 4 | GIRIJ DEV YADAV | BSP | 2,045 | 2.3% |
| 5 | AMIT KUMAR | IND | 867 | 1.0% |
| 6 | LAL CHAND RAO | IND | 599 | 0.7% |
| 7 | VIBHOR GARG | PPOP | 496 | 0.6% |
| 8 | BALWINDER SINGH | IND | 355 | 0.4% |
| 9 | SUNDER LAL | IND | 239 | 0.3% |
| 10 | SEETA DEVI | IND | 147 | 0.2% |
| 11 | AMRIK SINGH | IND | 133 | 0.1% |
| 12 | PARDEEP KUMAR | UPA | 100 | 0.1% |
| 13 | SAROOP SINGH | RASAP | 81 | 0.1% |
| 14 | ARJAN SINGH CHEEMA | IND | 62 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (116th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean36.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.5% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
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116th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 55.8%SAD 19.6%INC 18.8%OTH 5.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/14
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.31 Cr
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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