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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 41 · 1977

Kapurthala

Winner — 1977

HUKAM CHAND
JNP· Janata
JNP 48.5%INC 39.9%10 others 11.6%
Votes
18,073
48.5% share
Winning margin
3,209
8.6% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
61.8%
of 60,235

A clear win with a 8.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

12 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HUKAM CHAND
Janata
18,07348.5%
2
KIRPAL SINGH
INC
14,86439.9%
3
GURDIAL SINGH
IND
1,3393.6%
4
DESH BANDHU
IND
6381.7%
5
SEWA SINGH
IND
6121.6%
6
KARTAR SINGH
IND
5881.6%
7
KANDA MANOHAR LAL
IND
3200.9%
8
BAJWA J. S.
IND
3000.8%
9
AJIB SINGH
IND
2590.7%
10
KAPUR NAWALKISHOR
IND
880.2%
11
RAMINDERJIT SINGH
IND
880.2%
12
AHLUWALIA JOGINDER SINGH
IND
750.2%

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 (83rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
8.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 3.4% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
83rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.92
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
59th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.92EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 48.5%INC 39.9%OTH 11.6%

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?

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