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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Sham Chaurasi
Winner — 1985
HARI MITTER
INC· INC
INC 41.0%SAD 38.5%6 others 20.6%
Votes
23,946
41.0% share
Winning margin
1,463
2.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
62.9%
of 93,012
A closely fought contest. HARI MITTER won with a 2.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARI MITTER | INC | 23,946 | 41.0% |
| 2 | BALDEV SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 22,483 | 38.5% |
| 3 | GURPAL CHAND | IND | 7,845 | 13.4% |
| 4 | DEV RAJ | Left | 2,178 | 3.7% |
| 5 | ASHOK KUMAR | IND | 948 | 1.6% |
| 6 | GURDEV SINGH | IND | 646 | 1.1% |
| 7 | CHARAN DASS | IND | 232 | 0.4% |
| 8 | HARBANS LAL | IND | 189 | 0.3% |
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 (52nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.9% · max 37.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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52nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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85th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.47EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.0%SAD 38.5%IND 13.4%OTH 7.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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