Punjab · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1957

Phagwara

1951 1957 1962 1967 1969 1972 1977 1980 1985 1992 1997 2002 2007 2012 2017 2022

Winner — 1957

HANS RAJ

INC· INC

INC 45.1%CPI 31.6%1 others 23.2%

Votes

18,663

45.1% share

Winning margin

5,593

13.5% of votes

Total candidates

Turnout

58.8%

of 70,323

A clear win with a 13.5% margin.

Seat history

⚖ Compare 1951 vs 1957

All Candidates

3 total

#	Candidate	Party	Votes	Share
1	HANS RAJ	INC	18,663	45.1%
2	HARI SINGH	CPI	13,070	31.6%
3	SARDHA RAM	SCF	9,606	23.2%

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.

The Record The Place The State

High turnout (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT

safe

13.5%

MORE COMPETITIVESAFER

mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 43.7%

How contested is turnout?

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82%

lowerhigher

4th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT

2.67

fewer partiesmore parties

99th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT

0.6%

lowerhigher

88th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT

154 seats · 78 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT

2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES

INC 45.1%CPI 31.6%SCF 23.2%

Who ran, on record?

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Population

7,69,751

Density

350 / km²

Sex ratio

883 ♀/1000 ♂

Area

2,198 km²

SC population33.6%

ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01

78%SIKH

Sikh 77.8%Hindu 20.3%Other 1.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011

Tap water48.8%

Electricity95.2%

Sanitation67.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21

Institutional births88.8%

Children fully vaccinated79.1%

Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%

Children underweight (under 5)22.7%

Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%

Women literate67.4%

Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%

Clean cooking fuel52.3%

Health insurance18.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI

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