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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Sham Chaurasi

Winner — 1972

GURANDASS
INC· Congress (R)
INC 53.8%CPM 41.1%1 others 5.1%
Votes
22,018
53.8% share
Winning margin
5,203
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
58.3%
of 70,215

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURANDASS
Congress (R)
22,01853.8%
2
DEVRAJ
Left
16,81541.1%
3
LALJI RAM
Grand Alliance
2,0785.1%

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.

Low turnout (100th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.4% · max 27.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
100th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.8%CPM 41.1%BJS 5.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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