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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1977
Dhariwal
Winner — 1977
SWARAN SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 48.0%CPI 44.4%4 others 7.7%
Votes
22,287
48.0% share
Winning margin
1,666
3.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
67.1%
of 69,219
A closely fought contest. SWARAN SINGH won with a 3.6% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SWARAN SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 22,287 | 48.0% |
| 2 | RAJ KUMAR | Left | 20,621 | 44.4% |
| 3 | VIDYA MADHURI RAO | IND | 1,794 | 3.9% |
| 4 | KARNAIL SINGH | IND | 865 | 1.9% |
| 5 | SOHAN SINGH | IND | 505 | 1.1% |
| 6 | DAYAL SINGH | IND | 400 | 0.9% |
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.
Average turnout (61st), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean3.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
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61st of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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87th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 48.0%CPI 44.4%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
22,98,323
Density
647 / km²
Sex ratio
895 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,551 km²
SC population25.3%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
47%HINDU
Hindu 46.7%Sikh 43.6%Christian 7.7%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water29.0%
Electricity95.4%
Sanitation60.0%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.4%
Children fully vaccinated80.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER25.1%
Children underweight (under 5)15.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER55.2%
Women literate82.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel81.3%
Health insurance23.5%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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🏺Foundry Cluster🏺Jaggery🏺Litchi
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.