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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 29 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Phagwara
Winner — 2017
SOM PARKASH
BJP· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
BJP 35.0%INC 33.5%6 others 31.5%
Votes
45,479
35.0% share
Winning margin
2,009
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.8%
of 1,78,370
Phagwara was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 2,009 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.41 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SOM PARKASH | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 45,479 | 35.0% |
| 2 | JOGINDER SINGH MANN | INC | 43,470 | 33.5% |
| 3 | JARNAIL NANGAL | AAP | 32,374 | 24.9% |
| 4 | SURINDER DHANDA | 6,160 | 4.7% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,094 | 0.8% |
| 6 | ASHWANI KUMAR SAHOTA | IND | 498 | 0.4% |
| 7 | TIRATH RAM | BMUP | 399 | 0.3% |
| 8 | TULSI RAM KHOSLA | BSP(A) | 375 | 0.3% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (99th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.7% · min 1.6% · max 44.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
66%
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99th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.29
fewer partiesmore parties
3rd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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36th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.29EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 35.0%INC 33.5%AAP 24.9%OTH 5.7%NOTA 0.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
2/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.41 Cr
A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,15,168
Density
499 / km²
Sex ratio
912 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,633 km²
SC population33.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
56%SIKH
Sikh 55.7%Hindu 41.2%Other 3.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water52.9%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation83.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.0%
Children fully vaccinated65.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.6%
Children underweight (under 5)19.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.5%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.9%
Clean cooking fuel84.2%
Health insurance20.7%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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