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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 11 · 1972
Zira
Winner — 1972
NASIB SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 33.0%IND 31.2%5 others 35.9%
Votes
17,294
33.0% share
Winning margin
952
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.5%
of 72,310
Zira was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 952 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | NASIB SINGH | Congress (R) | 17,294 | 33.0% |
| 2 | HARCHARAN SINGH | IND | 16,342 | 31.2% |
| 3 | ATMA SINGH | 15,861 | 30.2% | |
| 4 | BALWANT SINGH | IND | 985 | 1.9% |
| 5 | KARTAR MASIH | IND | 882 | 1.7% |
| 6 | AHMA | IND | 675 | 1.3% |
| 7 | CHANAN SINGH | 404 | 0.8% |
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 (28th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.3% · max 56.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
28th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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66th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.0%IND 31.2%SAD 30.2%OTH 5.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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