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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 29 · 1980

Jullundur Cantonment

Winner — 1980

RAM LAL CHETTI
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 55.8%JNP(JP) 24.0%8 others 20.2%
Votes
23,072
55.8% share
Winning margin
13,145
31.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
51.0%
of 81,148

Jullundur Cantonment is a safe seat — RAM LAL CHETTI won by 31.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM LAL CHETTI
INC(I)
Congress (I)
23,07255.8%
2
HARBHAJAN SINGH
JNP(JP)
9,92724.0%
3
HARI KISHAN BHATTI
BJP
3,7309.0%
4
KULBIR SINGH PATARYA
JNP(SC)
1,9384.7%
5
AJIT KUMAR BALINA
IND
1,6724.0%
6
SUKHBIR SINGH HAZORIA
IND
3710.9%
7
JOGINDER SINGH
IND
2570.6%
8
HARINDER SINGH BEDI
IND
2190.5%
9
VED PARKASH
IND
1120.3%
10
VISHWA MITTER PATTI
IND
730.2%

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.

Low turnout (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.6% · max 44.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
99th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.29
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
36th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 55.8%JNP(JP) 24.0%BJP 9.0%OTH 11.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,15,168
Density
499 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,633 km²
SC population33.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.7%Hindu 41.2%Other 3.1%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.9%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation83.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.9%
Clean cooking fuel84.2%
Health insurance20.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Diesel engine and Auto Parts

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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