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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1957
Ajnala
Winner — 1957
ACHHAR SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 31.5%INC 29.7%5 others 38.7%
Votes
11,649
31.5% share
Winning margin
661
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
64.7%
of 57,114
Ajnala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 661 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACHHAR SINGH | 11,649 | 31.5% | |
| 2 | SHASHPAL SINGH | 10,988 | 29.7% | |
| 3 | SURAT SINGH | IND | 5,123 | 13.9% |
| 4 | MEHAR SINGH | IND | 3,465 | 9.4% |
| 5 | TARA SINGH | IND | 3,167 | 8.6% |
| 6 | HARBANE SINGH S/O HARNAM SINGH | IND | 1,346 | 3.6% |
| 7 | SOHAN SINGH | IND | 1,213 | 3.3% |
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.
Average turnout (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.4% · max 35.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
60th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
4th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 31.5%INC 29.7%IND 13.9%IND 9.4%IND 8.6%OTH 6.9%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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