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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 7 · 1962
Dera Gopipur
Winner — 1962
MEHAR SINGH
INC· INC
INC 33.4%IND 28.2%3 others 38.3%
Votes
10,594
33.5% share
Winning margin
1,659
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
43.5%
of 72,785
A clear win with a 5.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MEHAR SINGH | INC | 10,594 | 33.5% |
| 2 | CHURA MANI | IND | 8,935 | 28.2% |
| 3 | PARAS RAM S/O JAI KARAN DASS | Left | 6,515 | 20.6% |
| 4 | PARAS RAM S/O JANTU | IND | 3,206 | 10.1% |
| 5 | PARMODH SINGH | IND | 2,425 | 7.7% |
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 (89th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.4% · max 55.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
89th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.56
fewer partiesmore parties
27th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
103rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.56EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.5%IND 28.2%CPI 20.6%IND 10.1%IND 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
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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.