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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 85 · 1985
Dhanaula
Winner — 1985
GOBING SINGH LONGOWAL
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 59.6%CPM 18.8%6 others 21.5%
Votes
34,045
59.6% share
Winning margin
23,296
40.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
66.0%
of 86,537
Dhanaula is a safe seat — GOBING SINGH LONGOWAL won by 40.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GOBING SINGH LONGOWAL | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 34,045 | 59.6% |
| 2 | SAMINDER KAURN GILL | Left | 10,749 | 18.8% |
| 3 | HARJIT KAUR | INC | 8,560 | 15.0% |
| 4 | BALVINDER SINGH SHAUNKI | IND | 1,866 | 3.3% |
| 5 | BALDEV SINGH | IND | 697 | 1.2% |
| 6 | GINDER SINGH DHALIWAL | IND | 522 | 0.9% |
| 7 | OM PRAKASH BANAWALPUR | IND | 369 | 0.7% |
| 8 | BHADUR SINGH | IND | 271 | 0.5% |
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 (23rd), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean40.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.3% · min 2.0% · max 40.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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23rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.52
fewer partiesmore parties
104th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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73rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.52EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 59.6%CPM 18.8%INC 15.0%OTH 6.5%
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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