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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 99 · 19572 seats · 1 SC
Nawanshahar
Winner — 1957
JAGAT RAM
INC· INC
Also elected — same seat
HARGURAND SINGH
INC· 31,815 votes
INC 23.1%INC 22.0%5 others 54.9%
Votes
33,356
23.1% share
Winning margin
5,111
3.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
62.2%
of 1,16,300
A closely fought contest. JAGAT RAM won with a 3.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGAT RAM | 33,356 | 23.1% | |
| 2 | HARGURAND SINGH | 31,815 | 22.0% | |
| 3 | AJIT SINGH | 28,245 | 19.5% | |
| 4 | RAM RAKHA | 28,107 | 19.4% | |
| 5 | PIARA LAL | 15,007 | 10.4% | |
| 6 | PARTAP SINGH | IND | 4,294 | 3.0% |
| 7 | VIJAI SINGH | IND | 3,799 | 2.6% |
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.
High turnout (12th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 0.0% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
12th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
28th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
37th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 23.1%INC 22.0%CPI 19.5%SCF 19.4%BJS 10.4%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery🏺Metal Casting🏺Vegetable Oil
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.