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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 69 · 1972
Payal
Winner — 1972
BEANT SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 51.8%SAD 41.2%3 others 7.0%
Votes
28,284
51.8% share
Winning margin
5,808
10.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
72.3%
of 75,497
A clear win with a 10.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BEANT SINGH | Congress (R) | 28,284 | 51.8% |
| 2 | RAMDAYAL SINGH | 22,476 | 41.2% | |
| 3 | GURCHARAN SINGH | 2,213 | 4.0% | |
| 4 | BHIJLAL | ILP | 890 | 1.6% |
| 5 | HARBANS KAUR | IND | 728 | 1.3% |
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 (60th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean10.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 1.4% · max 35.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
60th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.38
fewer partiesmore parties
116th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
4th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.8%SAD 41.2%OTH 7.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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