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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 9 · 1957
Chandigarh
Winner — 1957
NIRANJAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 42.8%CPI 31.0%3 others 26.2%
Votes
15,289
42.8% share
Winning margin
4,194
11.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
56.0%
of 63,855
A clear win with a 11.7% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NIRANJAN SINGH | 15,289 | 42.8% | |
| 2 | GURBAKHASH SINGH | 11,095 | 31.0% | |
| 3 | HARI DEV | IND | 4,485 | 12.5% |
| 4 | GURDIAL SINGH | IND | 4,109 | 11.5% |
| 5 | MOHINDER SINGH | IND | 774 | 2.2% |
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 (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.6% · max 30.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
56th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
77th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.8%CPI 31.0%IND 12.5%IND 11.5%OTH 2.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.