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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Chamkaur Sahib
Winner — 1985
BHAG SINGH
INC· INC
INC 35.5%IND 32.3%3 others 32.1%
Votes
19,928
35.5% share
Winning margin
1,794
3.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.5%
of 81,838
A closely fought contest. BHAG SINGH won with a 3.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BHAG SINGH | INC | 19,928 | 35.5% |
| 2 | BIMAL KAUR | IND | 18,134 | 32.3% |
| 3 | MADHO SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 17,532 | 31.3% |
| 4 | NASIB SINGH | IND | 246 | 0.4% |
| 5 | HAKAM SINGH | IND | 229 | 0.4% |
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 (37th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe3.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 0.5% · max 41.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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37th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.95
fewer partiesmore parties
86th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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113th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.95EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 35.5%IND 32.3%SAD 31.3%OTH 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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
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