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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1992Reserved (SC)
Sham Chaurasi
Winner — 1992
GURPAL CHAND
BSP 51.7%INC 37.1%4 others 11.2%
Votes
13,168
51.7% share
Winning margin
3,719
14.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
23.2%
of 1,09,849
A clear win with a 14.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GURPAL CHAND | 13,168 | 51.7% | |
| 2 | HARI MITTAR | INC | 9,449 | 37.1% |
| 3 | JAGDISH KAUR | 1,080 | 4.2% | |
| 4 | GIAN CHAND | Janata Dal | 964 | 3.8% |
| 5 | PIARE LAL | BJP | 635 | 2.5% |
| 6 | SARDARI LAL | IND | 173 | 0.7% |
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
lean14.6%
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
BSP 51.7%INC 37.1%OTH 11.2%
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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🏺Jaggery
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