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Constituency

59. Sahnewal

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Punjab · Punjab Assembly Election, 2017

PB-SAHNEWAL

SAD 37.7%won by 2.7%INC 35.0%

What changed here

Derived

Shiromani Akali Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.8% to 2.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 15.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 72.7% between them, down from 91.0% — the field split more ways.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 2.9% to 76.2%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
2,19,853
Turnout
76.2%
Valid votes
1,67,482
Margin
4,551
2.72%

Since 2012

Derived
Winner then
SAD
Winner now
SAD
SADINC swing
−13.1%
SAD share
53.4% 37.7%
INC share
37.6% 35.0%
Turnout
79.1% 76.2%