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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 115 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
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Winner — 1957
MAHESHINDER SINGH
IND
Also elected — same seat
PRITAM SINGH
INC· 28,248 votes
IND 26.9%INC 20.3%6 others 52.7%
Votes
41,248
26.9% share
Winning margin
10,107
6.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
64.3%
of 1,19,070
A clear win with a 6.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHESHINDER SINGH | IND | 41,248 | 26.9% |
| 2 | BRISH BHAN | 31,141 | 20.3% | |
| 3 | PRITAM SINGH | 28,248 | 18.4% | |
| 4 | PREM SINGH | 18,478 | 12.1% | |
| 5 | GHUMAN | 13,539 | 8.8% | |
| 6 | SANTA SINGH | IND | 12,630 | 8.3% |
| 7 | TEHAL | IND | 5,661 | 3.7% |
| 8 | NARAYAN DATT | IND | 2,152 | 1.4% |
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 (108th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.1% · max 49.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
108th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.19
fewer partiesmore parties
65th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
51st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.19EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 26.9%INC 20.3%INC 18.4%CPI 12.1%CPI 8.8%IND 8.3%OTH 5.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
18,95,686
Density
570 / km²
Sex ratio
891 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,325 km²
SC population24.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.9%Hindu 41.3%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water57.4%
Electricity97.6%
Sanitation85.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.3%
Children fully vaccinated74.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER20.3%
Children underweight (under 5)16.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.3%
Women literate76.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.8%
Clean cooking fuel80.4%
Health insurance33.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️PhulkariGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.