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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 5 · 2009 by-elections
Kahnuwan
Winner — 2009 by-elections
Sewa Singh Sekhwan
SAD 55.6%INC 43.2%3 others 1.2%
Votes
53,853
55.6% share
Winning margin
12,044
12.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 12.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Sewa Singh Sekhwan | 53,853 | 55.6% | |
| 2 | F.Singh Bajwa | 41,809 | 43.2% | |
| 3 | Avtar Singh | IND | 459 | 0.5% |
| 4 | Khush Pal Singh | IND | 441 | 0.5% |
| 5 | Surinder Singh | IND | 261 | 0.3% |
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 (65th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe12.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 0.8% · max 49.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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65th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.38
fewer partiesmore parties
48th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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67th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
4 seats · 3 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.38EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 55.6%INC 43.2%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.