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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 70 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Khanna
Winner — 1972
PRITHVI SINGH AZAD
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.2%SAD 48.0%2 others 1.8%
Votes
25,984
50.2% share
Winning margin
1,119
2.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
70.6%
of 73,307
A closely fought contest. PRITHVI SINGH AZAD won with a 2.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRITHVI SINGH AZAD | Congress (R) | 25,984 | 50.2% |
| 2 | BACHAN SINGH | 24,865 | 48.0% | |
| 3 | LACHHMAN SINGH | 565 | 1.1% | |
| 4 | NAURANG SINGH | SAG | 344 | 0.7% |
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 (85th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.7% · min 0.2% · max 32.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
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85th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.92
fewer partiesmore parties
92nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
29th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.2%SAD 48.0%OTH 1.8%
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?
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