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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 6 · 1997
Dhariwal
Winner — 1997
SUCHA SINGH LANGAH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 47.1%SAD(M) 41.8%5 others 11.1%
Votes
39,549
47.1% share
Winning margin
4,479
5.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
71.5%
of 1,17,425
A clear win with a 5.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUCHA SINGH LANGAH | BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997) | 39,549 | 47.1% |
| 2 | SUCHA SINGH CHHOTEPUR | 35,070 | 41.8% | |
| 3 | SUSHEEL MAHAJAN | INC | 4,736 | 5.7% |
| 4 | JAGJIT SINGH | United Front | 1,857 | 2.2% |
| 5 | GURMEET SINGH | IND | 1,414 | 1.7% |
| 6 | JASBIR SINGH | IND | 1,151 | 1.4% |
| 7 | RAJ KUMAR | IND | 118 | 0.1% |
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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
lean5.3%
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 47.1%SAD(M) 41.8%INC 5.7%OTH 5.4%
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
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.