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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1967

Abohar

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Winner — 1967

S. DEV
BJS· Akali-led coalition
BJS 52.8%INC 36.5%9 others 10.6%
Votes
21,724
52.8% share
Winning margin
6,695
16.3% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
65.4%
of 62,890

Abohar is a safe seat — S. DEV won by 16.3%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
S. DEV
BJS
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
21,72452.8%
2
C. RAM
INC
INC
15,02936.5%
3
N. SINGH
IND
1,7064.2%
4
M. RAM
IND
4331.1%
5
H. CHAND
IND
3900.9%
6
W. RAM
IND
3880.9%
7
C. RAM
IND
3430.8%
8
G. SINGH
IND
3300.8%
9
B. RAM
IND
3170.8%
10
K. SINGH
IND
2580.6%
11
N. CHAND
IND
2110.5%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
16.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.8% · max 49.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
65th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
67th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 52.8%INC 36.5%OTH 10.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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