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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 49 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Phagwara
Winner — 1972
PIARA RAM DHANOWALI
INC· Congress (R)
INC 55.6%IND 38.7%2 others 5.7%
Votes
25,959
55.6% share
Winning margin
7,919
17.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
67.9%
of 68,664
Phagwara is a safe seat — PIARA RAM DHANOWALI won by 17.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PIARA RAM DHANOWALI | Congress (R) | 25,959 | 55.6% |
| 2 | SWARNA | IND | 18,040 | 38.7% |
| 3 | CHARAN DASS | ILP | 2,067 | 4.4% |
| 4 | KARAM SINGH | IND | 581 | 1.3% |
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 (55th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean17.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.9% · min 2.1% · max 32.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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55th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.44
fewer partiesmore parties
113th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
18th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.44EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 55.6%IND 38.7%OTH 5.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,84,627
Density
505 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,356 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 52.7%Hindu 44.5%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water60.8%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation66.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.8%
Children fully vaccinated76.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER15.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.5%
Women literate86.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER2.4%
Clean cooking fuel63.9%
Health insurance37.8%
What's nearby?
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