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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1997Reserved (SC)

Banga

Winner — 1997

MOHAN LAL
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 34.7%BSP 34.0%2 others 31.3%
Votes
27,757
34.7% share
Winning margin
609
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.8%
of 1,11,340

Banga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 609 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOHAN LAL
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
27,75734.7%
2
SATNAM SINGH KAINTH
BSP
27,14834.0%
3
TARLOCHAN SINGH
IND
14,90918.7%
4
PAKHAR SINGH
INC
10,08012.6%

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.

Low turnout (106th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
106th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.01
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
44th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 34.7%BSP 34.0%IND 18.7%INC 12.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%

What's nearby?

1 location
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