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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 56 · 1980
Qila Raipur
Winner — 1980
ARJAN SINGH
SAD 46.5%INC(I) 44.8%2 others 8.7%
Votes
24,554
46.5% share
Winning margin
868
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
56.9%
of 92,829
Qila Raipur was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 868 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ARJAN SINGH | 24,554 | 46.5% | |
| 2 | GURBIR SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 23,686 | 44.8% |
| 3 | HARBANS SINGH | IND | 4,478 | 8.5% |
| 4 | BALBIR SINGH | IND | 109 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (19th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.5% · max 26.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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19th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.28
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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108th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 46.5%INC(I) 44.8%IND 8.5%OTH 0.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,180 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 71.2%Hindu 25.5%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity98.2%
Sanitation86.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate86.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.3%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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