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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 13 · 1962
Chandigarh
Winner — 1962
NARINJAN SINGH TALIB
INC· INC
INC 39.2%IND 28.8%4 others 32.1%
Votes
24,418
39.2% share
Winning margin
6,472
10.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
62.3%
of 1,00,077
A clear win with a 10.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NARINJAN SINGH TALIB | INC | 24,418 | 39.2% |
| 2 | AMRIK SINGH | IND | 17,946 | 28.8% |
| 3 | GURBAKSH SINGH | Left | 10,176 | 16.3% |
| 4 | RAM MURTI | 7,596 | 12.2% | |
| 5 | KHARAK SINGH | IND | 1,428 | 2.3% |
| 6 | PIYARA SINGH | IND | 787 | 1.3% |
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 (57th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.5% · min 2.6% · max 41.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
57th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.04
fewer partiesmore parties
81st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
68th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 39.2%IND 28.8%CPI 16.3%BJS 12.2%OTH 3.5%
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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.