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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 55 · 2002Reserved (SC)
Dakha
Winner — 2002
MALKIAT SINGH DAKHA
INC· INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA)
INC 44.2%SAD 36.8%6 others 19.0%
Votes
51,570
44.3% share
Winning margin
8,726
7.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.3%
of 2,27,264
A clear win with a 7.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MALKIAT SINGH DAKHA | INC-CPI Alliance (INDIA) | 51,570 | 44.3% |
| 2 | DARSHAN SINGH SHIVALIK | NDA | 42,844 | 36.8% |
| 3 | MANDEEP KAUR | BSP | 10,142 | 8.7% |
| 4 | BIKRAMJIT SINGH | 7,796 | 6.7% | |
| 5 | SOHAN SINGH | 1,829 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | TEJA SINGH SIBIAN | IND | 906 | 0.8% |
| 7 | HARBANS KAUR | 823 | 0.7% | |
| 8 | DARSHAN SINGH KUTTWEVAL | NCP | 641 | 0.6% |
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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 (29th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe7.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.8% · min 2.9% · max 48.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
29th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
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
INC 44.3%SAD 36.8%BSP 8.7%SAD(M) 6.7%OTH 3.6%
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
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Forged Items🏺Machine parts/ Rolling Mill Machinery
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.