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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1977

Ludhiana East

Winner — 1977

OM PARKASH GUPTA
INC· INC
INC 36.5%SAD 34.4%4 others 29.1%
Votes
17,564
36.5% share
Winning margin
1,029
2.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.3%
of 69,368

A closely fought contest. OM PARKASH GUPTA won with a 2.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
OM PARKASH GUPTA
INC
17,56436.5%
2
SURJAN SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
16,53534.4%
3
JAGDISH PARSHAD LOOMBA
IND
13,44428.0%
4
HARVINDER PAL SINGH
IND
2440.5%
5
NEENA
IND
1950.4%
6
RAM PARKASH
IND
1050.2%

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 (88th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
2.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
88th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 36.5%SAD 34.4%IND 28.0%OTH 1.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments
🏛️

Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal

🏛️MonumentASI

Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal

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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