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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWARNA RAM | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 50,176 | 52.7% |
| 2 | JOGINDER SINGH MANN | INC | 23,553 | 24.7% |
| 3 | ASHOK KUMAR | BSP | 18,656 | 19.6% |
| 4 | JAGDISH | United Front | 1,663 | 1.8% |
| 5 | ASHWANI KUMAR | IND | 1,110 | 1.2% |
| 6 | HANS RAJ | IND | 102 | 0.1% |
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
lean27.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.4% · max 27.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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100th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.46
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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20th of 117Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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