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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 117 · 1962
Amritsar City Civil Lines
Winner — 1962
JAI INDER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 36.4%PSP 23.9%7 others 39.8%
Votes
17,842
36.4% share
Winning margin
6,126
12.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
70.3%
of 69,816
A clear win with a 12.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAI INDER SINGH | INC | 17,842 | 36.4% |
| 2 | KIRPAL SINGH | Praja Socialist Party | 11,716 | 23.9% |
| 3 | KESHAB CHANDER | 10,518 | 21.4% | |
| 4 | SAT PAL | Left | 8,073 | 16.4% |
| 5 | MOHAN SINGH | IND | 356 | 0.7% |
| 6 | HARNAM SINGH | IND | 270 | 0.6% |
| 7 | GURDIP SINGH | Swatantra Party | 174 | 0.3% |
| 8 | AMAR NATH | IND | 80 | 0.2% |
| 9 | RATTAN SINGH | IND | 44 | 0.1% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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 (41st), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 0.6% · max 37.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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41st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
114th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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3rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.4%PSP 23.9%BJS 21.4%CPI 16.4%OTH 1.9%
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?
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