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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 86 · 1972
Dhuri
Winner — 1972
ACHHRA SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 47.5%SAD 42.0%6 others 10.5%
Votes
23,165
47.5% share
Winning margin
2,660
5.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.5%
of 64,583
A clear win with a 5.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ACHHRA SINGH | Left | 23,165 | 47.5% |
| 2 | SANT SINGH | 20,505 | 42.0% | |
| 3 | KARTAR SINGH | IND | 2,803 | 5.7% |
| 4 | PARKASH SINGH | 669 | 1.4% | |
| 5 | SADHU SINGH | IND | 574 | 1.2% |
| 6 | BACHAN KAUR | IND | 538 | 1.1% |
| 7 | RAKSHA PAUL KAUR | IND | 349 | 0.7% |
| 8 | BACHAN SINGH | IND | 192 | 0.4% |
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.
High turnout (22nd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
marginal5.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.7% · min 0.3% · max 22.9%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
22nd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.82
fewer partiesmore parties
97th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
94th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.82EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 47.5%SAD 42.0%IND 5.7%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,01,896
Density
348 / km²
Sex ratio
896 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,593 km²
SC population42.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 70.8%Hindu 28.3%Other 0.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water54.7%
Electricity96.4%
Sanitation77.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.4%
Children fully vaccinated57.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.0%
Children underweight (under 5)30.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.0%
Women literate71.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.6%
Clean cooking fuel72.9%
Health insurance23.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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