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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1962Reserved (SC)

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Winner — 1962

KESARA RAM
INC· INC
INC 44.4%IND 29.4%8 others 26.2%
Votes
18,865
44.4% share
Winning margin
6,354
14.9% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
45.5%
of 93,424

A clear win with a 14.9% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KESARA RAM
INC
INC
18,86544.4%
2
PREM CHANDRA
IND
12,51129.4%
3
UDMI
BJS
2,9607.0%
4
KAUR SINGH
IND
2,6206.2%
5
BAGRAWAT
IND
2,1055.0%
6
NIKKU
IND
1,2773.0%
7
GANGA BISHAN
IND
8882.1%
8
PRITU
IND
5941.4%
9
GURDIAL SINGH
IND
4921.2%
10
MUKAND SINGH
IND
2100.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 56.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
39th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
31st of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.4%IND 29.4%BJS 7.0%IND 6.2%OTH 13.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments

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