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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Salhawas
Winner — 1962
CHAND RAM
INC· INC
INC 50.7%IND 42.8%3 others 6.4%
Votes
24,248
50.7% share
Winning margin
3,777
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.7%
of 73,900
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHAND RAM | INC | 24,248 | 50.7% |
| 2 | ATTAR SINGH | IND | 20,471 | 42.8% |
| 3 | RAM PARSHAD | IND | 1,272 | 2.7% |
| 4 | PURAN MAL | Left | 935 | 2.0% |
| 5 | TEK CHAND | 871 | 1.8% |
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 (77th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.8% · min 1.1% · max 48.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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77th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.80
fewer partiesmore parties
1st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
24th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.7%IND 42.8%OTH 6.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%
What's nearby?
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