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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1985

Dhariwal

Winner — 1985

SUCHA SINGH CHHOTEPUR
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 47.0%INC 37.9%3 others 15.1%
Votes
25,162
47.0% share
Winning margin
4,880
9.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
64.2%
of 83,376

A clear win with a 9.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUCHA SINGH CHHOTEPUR
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
25,16247.0%
2
IBRAHIM IRSAD
INC
20,28237.9%
3
RAJ KUMAR
Left
4,2257.9%
4
GURMIT SINGH
IND
3,3546.3%
5
SWARAN SINGH
IND
4840.9%

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
lean
9.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.1% · min 0.1% · max 33.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
61st of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.33
fewer partiesmore parties
54th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
87th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.33EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 47.0%INC 37.9%CPI 7.9%IND 6.3%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺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.

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