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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 87 · 1985

Dirbha

Winner — 1985

BALDEV SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 49.0%INC 24.9%5 others 26.0%
Votes
28,923
49.0% share
Winning margin
14,206
24.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.5%
of 82,458

Dirbha is a safe seat — BALDEV SINGH won by 24.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BALDEV SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
28,92349.0%
2
JASVIRINDER SINGH
INC
14,71724.9%
3
PRITAM SINGH
IND
7,36012.5%
4
SAMPURAN SINGH
Left
3,5486.0%
5
SHER SINGH
Left
3,4795.9%
6
MANGAT RAM
IND
6451.1%
7
KARMINDER SINGH
IND
3200.5%

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.

Average turnout (38th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
24.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.7% · min 1.0% · max 26.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
38th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.17
fewer partiesmore parties
68th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
89th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 49.0%INC 24.9%IND 12.5%CPI 6.0%CPM 5.9%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
6,17,508
Density
424 / km²
Sex ratio
890 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,458 km²
SC population38.9%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
76%SIKH
Sikh 76.1%Hindu 22.9%Other 1.0%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water41.4%
Electricity96.1%
Sanitation84.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.3%
Children fully vaccinated70.8%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.1%
Children underweight (under 5)20.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.2%
Women literate72.6%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.9%
Clean cooking fuel79.1%
Health insurance20.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Agriculture Implements🏺Basmati (Rice)

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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