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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 64 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Khanna
Winner — 1977
BACHAN SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 49.9%INC 48.1%2 others 2.1%
Votes
24,934
49.9% share
Winning margin
893
1.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.2%
of 74,391
Khanna was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.8% — fewer than 893 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACHAN SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 24,934 | 49.9% |
| 2 | SHAMSHER SINGH | INC | 24,041 | 48.1% |
| 3 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 806 | 1.6% |
| 4 | HARMINDER KAUR | IND | 237 | 0.5% |
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.
Low turnout (107th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 1.4% · max 60.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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107th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.80
fewer partiesmore parties
14th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.0%
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10th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.80EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.9%INC 48.1%OTH 2.1%
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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