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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1957
Gharaunda
Winner — 1957
MULTAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 48.6%IND 48.0%1 others 3.4%
Votes
16,943
48.6% share
Winning margin
224
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
65.3%
of 53,343
Gharaunda was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 224 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MULTAN SINGH | 16,943 | 48.6% | |
| 2 | RULIA RAM | IND | 16,719 | 48.0% |
| 3 | PURAN | IND | 1,179 | 3.4% |
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.
Average turnout (68th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 0.6% · max 59.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
68th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.08
fewer partiesmore parties
76th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.2%
lowerhigher
1st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.08EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.6%IND 48.0%OTH 3.4%
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?
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