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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1962Reserved (SC)
Baghapurana
Winner — 1962
DEEDAR SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 51.4%INC 41.5%2 others 7.1%
Votes
23,432
51.4% share
Winning margin
4,550
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
64.8%
of 70,288
A clear win with a 10.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEEDAR SINGH | Left | 23,432 | 51.4% |
| 2 | SOHAN SINGH | INC | 18,882 | 41.5% |
| 3 | SANTA SINGH | IND | 2,297 | 5.0% |
| 4 | ROOR SINGH | IND | 937 | 2.1% |
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 (38th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.0% · max 26.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
38th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
89th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
154 seats · 78 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 51.4%INC 41.5%IND 5.0%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,17,508
Density
424 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,458 km²
SC population38.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%SIKH
Sikh 76.1%Hindu 22.9%Other 1.0%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation84.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.2%
Women literate72.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance20.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.