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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 61 · 1980

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Winner — 1980

BEANT SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 51.6%SAD 46.9%6 others 1.5%
Votes
32,604
51.6% share
Winning margin
2,936
4.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.1%
of 88,956

A closely fought contest. BEANT SINGH won with a 4.6% margin.

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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BEANT SINGH
INC(I)
Congress (I)
32,60451.6%
2
NIRLEP KAUR
SAD
29,66846.9%
3
SURJIT SINGH
IND
3730.6%
4
DALIP SINGH
IND
2250.4%
5
JASWANT SINGH
IND
1080.2%
6
SADHU SINGH
IND
980.1%
7
BHARPUR SINGH
IND
800.1%
8
HARDEV SINGH
IND
800.1%

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

Low turnout (116th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
4.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.3% · min 1.5% · max 36.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
59%
lowerhigher
116th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
104th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 51.6%SAD 46.9%OTH 1.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments

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