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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGJIT SINGH | AD | 22,904 | 58.7% |
| 2 | GURDIT SINGH | INC | 11,145 | 28.6% |
| 3 | RAMESHWAR DASS | IND | 4,767 | 12.2% |
| 4 | GURDIAL SINGH | IND | 209 | 0.5% |
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
lean30.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.4% · min 0.2% · max 31.2%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
85%
lowerhigher
1st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.14
fewer partiesmore parties
71st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
43rd of 117Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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