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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 54 · 1977
Raikot
Winner — 1977
DEV RAJ SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 49.2%INC 41.3%4 others 9.5%
Votes
25,666
49.2% share
Winning margin
4,138
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.8%
of 80,543
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DEV RAJ SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 25,666 | 49.2% |
| 2 | GURCHARAN SINGH | INC | 21,528 | 41.3% |
| 3 | GURDIAL SINGH | IND | 3,674 | 7.0% |
| 4 | SANT SINGH | IND | 702 | 1.4% |
| 5 | PIARA SINGH | IND | 380 | 0.7% |
| 6 | RAM PARKASH | IND | 217 | 0.4% |
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 (44th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 2.4% · max 44.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
44th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.51
fewer partiesmore parties
34th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
57th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.51EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.2%INC 41.3%IND 7.0%OTH 2.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,180 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 71.2%Hindu 25.5%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity98.2%
Sanitation86.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate86.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.3%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Forged Items🏺Machine parts/ Rolling Mill Machinery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.