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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 84 · 1962

Zira

Winner — 1962

JAGJIT SINGH
AD
AD 58.7%INC 28.6%2 others 12.8%
Votes
22,904
58.7% share
Winning margin
11,759
30.1% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.8%
of 64,205

Zira is a safe seat — JAGJIT SINGH won by 30.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGJIT SINGH
AD
22,90458.7%
2
GURDIT SINGH
INC
11,14528.6%
3
RAMESHWAR DASS
IND
4,76712.2%
4
GURDIAL SINGH
IND
2090.5%

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.

High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.2% · max 31.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
1st of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
43rd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AD 58.7%INC 28.6%IND 12.2%OTH 0.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,01,896
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,593 km²
SC population42.3%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.8%Hindu 28.3%Other 0.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.7%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation77.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.4%
Children fully vaccinated57.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance23.9%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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