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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1997Reserved (SC)
Banga
Winner — 1997
MOHAN LAL
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 34.7%BSP 34.0%2 others 31.3%
Votes
27,757
34.7% share
Winning margin
609
0.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.8%
of 1,11,340
Banga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.8% — fewer than 609 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MOHAN LAL | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 27,757 | 34.7% |
| 2 | SATNAM SINGH KAINTH | BSP | 27,148 | 34.0% |
| 3 | TARLOCHAN SINGH | IND | 14,909 | 18.7% |
| 4 | PAKHAR SINGH | INC | 10,080 | 12.6% |
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.
Low turnout (106th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.7% · min 0.8% · max 41.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
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106th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
4.01
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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44th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
4.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 34.7%BSP 34.0%IND 18.7%INC 12.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%
What's nearby?
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