KAHNUWAN
Assembly seat no. 5 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 7 times since 1977.
Winner, 2002
PARTAP SINGH BAJWA
INC
Elections held
7
1977–2007
Most successful party
SAD
won 4 of 7
Margin, 2002
6,805
7.99% of valid votes
Result, 2002
Runner-up
SADSEWA SINGH SEKHWAN
- Votes
- 37,735
- Vote share
- 44.29%
- Behind by
- 6,805
Electors
1,22,597
Total votes polled
85,193
Valid votes
85,193
NOTA votes
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Turnout
69.5%
Full result, 2002
6 candidates · 85,193 valid votes
PARTAP SINGH BAJWAINCwon
44,540
52.3%
SEWA SINGH SEKHWANSAD
37,735
44.3%
AJIT SINGH THAKAR SANDHUIND
1,636
1.9%
JOHAR SINGHSADM
577
0.7%
NARINDER MASIHIND
496
0.6%
KARTAR SINGHIND
209
0.3%
Past results
Most recent 5 of 7 elections
| Year | Winner | Party | Votes | Vote share | Runner-up | Margin |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | PARTAP SINGH BAJWA | INC | 50,271 | 51.33% | SEWA SINGH SEKHWAN | 4,723 |
| 2002 | PARTAP SINGH BAJWA | INC | 44,540 | 52.28% | SEWA SINGH SEKHWAN | 6,805 |
| 1997 | SEWA SINGH SEKHWAN | SAD | 42,674 | 53.25% | PARTAP SINGH BAJWA | 6,755 |
| 1992 | PRATAP SINGH | INC | 9,042 | 67.91% | KASHMIR SINGH | 6,634 |
| 1985 | JOHAR SINGH | SAD | 27,173 | 61.10% | SURINDEJIT SINGH | 14,759 |
Who has held it
Wins by party across every election above
