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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 55 · 1985Reserved (SC)
Dakha
Winner — 1985
BASANT SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 56.5%INC 33.6%4 others 9.8%
Votes
39,511
56.5% share
Winning margin
15,982
22.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
61.4%
of 1,13,901
Dakha is a safe seat — BASANT SINGH won by 22.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BASANT SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 39,511 | 56.5% |
| 2 | MOHINDER SINGH | INC | 23,529 | 33.6% |
| 3 | SOHAN SINGH | Left | 5,001 | 7.2% |
| 4 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 1,322 | 1.9% |
| 5 | KARNAIL SINGH | IND | 324 | 0.5% |
| 6 | RAM SINGH | IND | 237 | 0.3% |
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 (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe22.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.9% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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29th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.53
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31st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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80th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 56.5%INC 33.6%CPM 7.2%OTH 2.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,00,163
Density
509 / km²
Sex ratio
871 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,180 km²
SC population32.1%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
71%SIKH
Sikh 71.2%Hindu 25.5%Other 3.3%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water38.2%
Electricity98.2%
Sanitation86.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births96.6%
Children fully vaccinated83.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)18.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER65.1%
Women literate86.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.3%
Clean cooking fuel74.3%
Health insurance35.1%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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