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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 20 · 1980
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Winner — 1980
HARCHARAN SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 46.9%SAD 41.1%4 others 12.1%
Votes
27,840
46.9% share
Winning margin
3,441
5.8% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
70.4%
of 84,335
A clear win with a 5.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARCHARAN SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 27,840 | 46.9% |
| 2 | SHASHPAL SINGH | 24,399 | 41.1% | |
| 3 | SOHAN LAL THEKEDAR | 6,754 | 11.4% | |
| 4 | SUBHASH CHANDER S/O MANI RAM | IND | 178 | 0.3% |
| 5 | MOHAN SINGH | IND | 137 | 0.2% |
| 6 | SUBBASH CHANDER S/O DURGA DASS | IND | 96 | 0.2% |
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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 (90th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 0.3% · max 63.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
90th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.10
fewer partiesmore parties
74th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
5th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 46.9%SAD 41.1%INC(U) 11.4%OTH 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
24,90,656
Density
928 / km²
Sex ratio
889 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,683 km²
SC population30.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
69%SIKH
Sikh 68.9%Hindu 27.7%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water45.5%
Electricity96.0%
Sanitation79.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.9%
Children fully vaccinated65.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.4%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.1%
Women literate80.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER9.2%
Clean cooking fuel82.9%
Health insurance26.2%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.