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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Banga
Winner — 1972
JAGAT RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 54.0%IND 34.8%1 others 11.2%
Votes
21,248
54.0% share
Winning margin
7,572
19.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
64.3%
of 61,179
Banga is a safe seat — JAGAT RAM won by 19.3%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | JAGAT RAM | Congress (R) | 21,248 | 54.0% |
| 2 | BALWANT SINGH SARHAL | IND | 13,676 | 34.8% |
| 3 | PRITAM | 4,400 | 11.2% |
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.
Average turnout (88th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 2.1% · max 26.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
67%
lowerhigher
88th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.04
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
115th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.0%IND 34.8%SAD 11.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments
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Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal
🏛️MonumentASI
Kos Minar near the village of Sunnahwal
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.