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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 80 · 1972
Patiala
Winner — 1972
PREM CHAND
INC· Congress (R)
INC 44.5%IND 25.8%12 others 29.7%
Votes
18,698
44.5% share
Winning margin
7,847
18.7% of votes
Total candidates
14
Turnout
64.7%
of 64,893
Patiala is a safe seat — PREM CHAND won by 18.7%.
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PREM CHAND | Congress (R) | 18,698 | 44.5% |
| 2 | SARDARA SINGH | IND | 10,851 | 25.8% |
| 3 | BAL BHADAR | Grand Alliance | 5,436 | 12.9% |
| 4 | RAWAL SINGH | 2,157 | 5.1% | |
| 5 | BANU RAM | IND | 2,094 | 5.0% |
| 6 | HARINDRA SINGH | IND | 1,190 | 2.8% |
| 7 | AMAR NATH | IND | 526 | 1.3% |
| 8 | SOHAN LAL | IND | 357 | 0.8% |
| 9 | BHAGWAT SWRUP | 182 | 0.4% | |
| 10 | GURBAX SINGH | Grand Alliance | 153 | 0.4% |
| 11 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 117 | 0.3% |
| 12 | DEVINDER SINGH | IND | 101 | 0.2% |
| 13 | VIR BHAN | IND | 79 | 0.2% |
| 14 | RAWAL SINGH | IND | 66 | 0.2% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.2% · max 19.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
7th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
93rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.5%IND 25.8%BJS 12.9%SAD 5.1%OTH 11.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.