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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 2 · 1972
Giddar Baha
Winner — 1972
PARKASH SINGH
SAD 58.0%INC 40.3%1 others 1.7%
Votes
30,557
58.0% share
Winning margin
9,311
17.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
76.7%
of 68,727
Giddar Baha is a safe seat — PARKASH SINGH won by 17.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARKASH SINGH | 30,557 | 58.0% | |
| 2 | MORINDER SINGH | Congress (R) | 21,246 | 40.3% |
| 3 | TRILOCHAN SINGH | IND | 898 | 1.7% |
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 (48th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 0.1% · max 22.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
48th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.25
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
97th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 58.0%INC 40.3%OTH 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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.