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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 104 · 1982 by-elections

Faridkot

Winner — 1982 by-elections

J.KAUR(W)
SAD 51.7%INC 42.8%7 others 5.5%
Votes
34,996
51.7% share
Winning margin
5,997
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
9

Faridkot was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 5,997 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
J.KAUR(W)
34,9960.0%
2
T.S.RIASTI
28,9990.0%
3
S.SINGH
2,2180.0%
4
B.S.DHANEWALIA
IND
9000.0%
5
D.P.CHARU
IND
2800.0%
6
J.K.RANI(W)
IND
1880.0%
7
R.KUMAR
IND
600.0%
8
S.SINGH
IND
350.0%
9
R.S.PARMAR
IND
120.0%

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 (64th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.9% · min 1.7% · max 26.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
64th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.44
fewer partiesmore parties
41st of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
60th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
2 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Embroidery🏺Metal Casting🏺Vegetable Oil

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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