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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 61 · 19512 seats · 1 SC
Nawanshehr
Winner — 1951
GURBACHAN SINGH
Also elected — same seat
BISHNA
INC· 17,858 votes
INC 14.6%SAD 13.0%18 others 72.4%
Votes
20,593
14.6% share
Winning margin
2,185
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
20
Turnout
59.4%
of 1,19,020
Nawanshehr was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 2,185 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
20 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURBACHAN SINGH | 20,593 | 14.6% | |
| 2 | DALIP SINGH | 18,408 | 13.0% | |
| 3 | BISHNA | 17,858 | 12.6% | |
| 4 | MOTA SINGH | 15,878 | 11.2% | |
| 5 | HARNAM DASS | 15,744 | 11.1% | |
| 6 | JASWANT SINGH | IND | 11,501 | 8.1% |
| 7 | GURBACHAN SINGH | 9,823 | 6.9% | |
| 8 | MENGHA | 8,874 | 6.3% | |
| 9 | HARBHAJ RAM | PDCL | 8,408 | 5.9% |
| 10 | KABUL SINGH | IND | 2,712 | 1.9% |
| 11 | BALDEV KRISHAN SINGH | 1,761 | 1.2% | |
| 12 | GURDIT SINGH | 1,691 | 1.2% | |
| 13 | GURSARAN DASS | 1,477 | 1.0% | |
| 14 | RAM RAKHA | IND | 1,372 | 1.0% |
| 15 | RAJINDER SINGH | 1,324 | 0.9% | |
| 16 | KESAR SINGH | IND | 1,299 | 0.9% |
| 17 | RAJINDER SINGH | IND | 882 | 0.6% |
| 18 | AJIT SINGH | LCP | 849 | 0.6% |
| 19 | AJIT SINGH | IND | 556 | 0.4% |
| 20 | SHAM LAL | IND | 475 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (116th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.5% · max 36.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
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
126 seats · 64 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 14.6%SAD 13.0%INC 12.6%SAD 11.2%SCF 11.1%IND 8.1%OTH 29.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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