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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Banga

Winner — 2012

TARLOCHAN SINGH
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 37.0%SAD 34.1%8 others 28.9%
Votes
42,023
37.0% share
Winning margin
3,215
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
79.8%
of 1,42,413

A closely fought contest. TARLOCHAN SINGH won with a 2.8% margin.

Seat history

2 of 10 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.48 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
TARLOCHAN SINGH
INC (UPA)
42,02337.0%
2
MOHAN SINGH
NDA
38,80834.1%
3
RAJINDER SINGH
BSP
21,49218.9%
4
KAMALJIT NAHAR
PPOP
8,7277.7%
5
PAKHAR SINGH
IND
1,1961.1%
6
SATNAM
IND
3540.3%
7
AMRIK KATARIA
IND
3130.3%
8
JOG RAJ
IND
2830.3%
9
JAGTAR SINGH
BSA
2540.2%
10
RESHAM LAL
NDA
2490.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (78th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.5% · max 55.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
78th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.78
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
26th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 37.0%SAD 34.1%BSP 18.9%PPOP 7.7%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/10

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.48 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,12,310
Density
478 / km²
Sex ratio
954 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,282 km²
SC population42.5%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
66%HINDU
Hindu 65.5%Sikh 31.5%Other 2.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.4%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation70.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births99.3%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER17.9%
Children underweight (under 5)11.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.8%
Women literate88.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.4%
Clean cooking fuel76.4%
Health insurance23.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Jaggery

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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