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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 43 · 1997Reserved (SC)

Phagwara

Winner — 1997

SWARNA RAM
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
BJP 52.7%INC 24.7%4 others 22.6%
Votes
50,176
52.7% share
Winning margin
26,623
27.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
64.8%
of 1,47,094

Phagwara is a safe seat — SWARNA RAM won by 27.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SWARNA RAM
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
50,17652.7%
2
JOGINDER SINGH MANN
INC
23,55324.7%
3
ASHOK KUMAR
BSP
18,65619.6%
4
JAGDISH
United Front
1,6631.8%
5
ASHWANI KUMAR
IND
1,1101.2%
6
HANS RAJ
IND
1020.1%

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 (100th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
27.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.4% · max 27.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
66%
lowerhigher
100th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
20th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.7%INC 24.7%BSP 19.6%OTH 3.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,86,625
Density
469 / km²
Sex ratio
961 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,386 km²
SC population35.1%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
63%HINDU
Hindu 63.1%Sikh 33.9%Other 3.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water53.8%
Electricity97.0%
Sanitation63.9%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births98.3%
Children fully vaccinated92.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER19.3%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.1%
Women literate91.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER4.7%
Clean cooking fuel77.3%
Health insurance27.7%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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