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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 77 · 1962
Muktsar
Winner — 1962
HARCHARAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 55.9%AD 29.3%6 others 14.8%
Votes
30,826
55.9% share
Winning margin
14,655
26.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.1%
of 83,499
Muktsar is a safe seat — HARCHARAN SINGH won by 26.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARCHARAN SINGH | INC | 30,826 | 55.9% |
| 2 | NIRANJAN SINGH | AD | 16,171 | 29.3% |
| 3 | CHANAN SINGH | Left | 3,917 | 7.1% |
| 4 | DES RAJ | 1,805 | 3.3% | |
| 5 | BAGHAIR SINGH | REP | 894 | 1.6% |
| 6 | JOGINDER SINGH | IND | 734 | 1.3% |
| 7 | HARI SINGH | IND | 511 | 0.9% |
| 8 | BIJA RAM | IND | 307 | 0.6% |
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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean26.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.1% · min 0.1% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
30th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.76
fewer partiesmore parties
98th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
114th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.9%AD 29.3%CPI 7.1%OTH 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
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.