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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 79 · 1972

Raipur

Winner — 1972

PREM SINGH
INC· Congress (R)
INC 49.0%SAD 45.6%2 others 5.4%
Votes
22,131
49.0% share
Winning margin
1,509
3.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.0%
of 67,477

A closely fought contest. PREM SINGH won with a 3.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM SINGH
Congress (R)
22,13149.0%
2
SURINDER NATH KHOSLA
20,62245.6%
3
SUKHDEV SINGH
IND
1,5453.4%
4
PIARA SINGH
IND
8932.0%

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.

High turnout (11th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
3.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.0% · max 33.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
11th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
109th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
107th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.0%SAD 45.6%OTH 5.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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