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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 43 · 2002Reserved (SC)

Phagwara

Winner — 2002

JOGINDER SINGH
INC· INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
INC 36.6%BJP 35.2%8 others 28.2%
Votes
31,601
36.6% share
Winning margin
1,186
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
58.1%
of 1,48,600

Phagwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 1,186 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JOGINDER SINGH
INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
31,60136.6%
2
SWARNA RAM
NDA
30,41535.2%
3
HARBHAJAN SINGH
BSP
20,22123.4%
4
HARINDER KUMAR
1,0971.3%
5
HANS RAJ
IND
7620.9%
6
BALDEV RAJ
6600.8%
7
SUCHA SINGH
LBP
6440.8%
8
JAGDISH
5430.6%
9
SANJEEV KUMAR
BSP(A)
2590.3%
10
SATWINDER SINGH
PBLP
1390.2%

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.

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

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
1.4%
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
INC 36.6%BJP 35.2%BSP 23.4%OTH 4.8%

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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