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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
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURPAL CHAND
13,16851.7%
2
HARI MITTAR
INC
9,44937.1%
3
JAGDISH KAUR
1,0804.2%
4
GIAN CHAND
Janata Dal
9643.8%
5
PIARE LAL
BJP
6352.5%
6
SARDARI LAL
IND
1730.7%

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
lean
14.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.5% · min 1.9% · max 37.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
52nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.47
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
85th of 117

Where 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 COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

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