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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 46 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Banga
Winner — 2017
SUKHWINDER KUMAR
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 36.9%AAP 35.4%6 others 27.7%
Votes
45,256
36.9% share
Winning margin
1,893
1.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
77.1%
of 1,59,003
Banga was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.5% — fewer than 1,893 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
0 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.25 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKHWINDER KUMAR | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 45,256 | 36.9% |
| 2 | HARJOT | AAP | 43,363 | 35.4% |
| 3 | SATNAM SINGH KAINTH | INC | 13,408 | 10.9% |
| 4 | RAJINDER SINGH | 11,874 | 9.7% | |
| 5 | TARLOCHAN SINGH | IND | 6,294 | 5.1% |
| 6 | PAUL RAM | 986 | 0.8% | |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 758 | 0.6% |
| 8 | SARABJIT SINGH | APPA | 594 | 0.5% |
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.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 1.5% · max 55.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
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78th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.78
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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26th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.78EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 36.9%AAP 35.4%INC 10.9%BSP 9.7%IND 5.1%OTH 1.3%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/7
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.25 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
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