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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1962
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Winner — 1962
MALTAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 37.4%SWA 29.2%5 others 33.3%
Votes
18,094
37.4% share
Winning margin
3,978
8.2% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
66.6%
of 72,551
A clear win with a 8.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALTAN SINGH | INC | 18,094 | 37.4% |
| 2 | SHIV RAM | Swatantra Party | 14,116 | 29.2% |
| 3 | AJIT SINGH | Left | 7,703 | 15.9% |
| 4 | NARENDRA NATH | IND | 3,953 | 8.2% |
| 5 | BANWARI LAL | IND | 1,929 | 4.0% |
| 6 | CHATTAR SINGH | IND | 1,524 | 3.1% |
| 7 | RAM SARUP | IND | 1,003 | 2.1% |
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 (63rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe8.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.0% · min 1.8% · max 45.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
63rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.42
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
50th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.42EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.4%SWA 29.2%CPI 15.9%IND 8.2%OTH 9.2%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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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.