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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 12 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Gohana
Winner — 1951
MAM CHAND
Also elected — same seat
NANHU RAM
INC· 22,664 votes
INC 17.1%INC 17.0%10 others 65.9%
Votes
22,760
17.1% share
Winning margin
718
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
62.5%
of 1,06,662
Gohana was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 718 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAM CHAND | 22,760 | 17.1% | |
| 2 | NANHU RAM | 22,664 | 17.0% | |
| 3 | DHAJA RAM | ZP | 22,042 | 16.5% |
| 4 | BRAHMA NAND | ZP | 18,178 | 13.6% |
| 5 | DEWAK RAM | IND | 15,441 | 11.6% |
| 6 | TEK CHAND | IND | 9,372 | 7.0% |
| 7 | KIDAR NATH | IND | 6,478 | 4.9% |
| 8 | HARI SINGH | 6,121 | 4.6% | |
| 9 | MAMAN SINGH | IND | 3,774 | 2.8% |
| 10 | ANAND SINGH | IND | 3,189 | 2.4% |
| 11 | BANWARI LAL | IND | 2,310 | 1.7% |
| 12 | AMAR NATH | IND | 1,065 | 0.8% |
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 (43rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.5% · max 30.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
43rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.35
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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14th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.35EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 17.1%INC 17.0%ZP 16.5%ZP 13.6%IND 11.6%IND 7.0%OTH 17.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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