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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 75 · 1977

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Winner — 1977

GURDEV SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 51.2%INC 38.5%15 others 10.3%
Votes
24,580
51.2% share
Winning margin
6,080
12.7% of votes
Total candidates
17
Turnout
57.9%
of 82,953

A clear win with a 12.7% margin.

Seat history
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All Candidates

17 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURDEV SINGH
SAD
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
24,58051.2%
2
BRIJ LAL
INC
INC
18,50038.5%
3
ROSHAN LAL
IND
2,4155.0%
4
KARTAR SINGH BAGHI
IND
6961.4%
5
GURBHAJAN SINGH
IND
3670.8%
6
BALJINDER SINGH
IND
3310.7%
7
SURAT RAM
IND
3180.7%
8
RAVINDER NATH
IND
2480.5%
9
PUNNA RAM
IND
1630.3%
10
SATISH KAPUR
IND
1080.2%
11
GOPAL SINGH
IND
690.1%
12
PREM CHAND
IND
620.1%
13
KRISHAN LAL
IND
550.1%
14
SARBJIT SINGH
IND
470.1%
15
SURINDER KUMAR
IND
350.1%
16
BANU RAM
IND
280.1%
17
PRITVINDER SINGH
IND
160.0%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (9th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
12.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 1.5% · max 35.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
9th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.07
fewer partiesmore parties
79th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
111th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.07EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 51.2%INC 38.5%IND 5.0%OTH 5.3%

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?

1 location
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