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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 80 · 2002
Dhuri
Winner — 2002
GAGANJIT SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 26.6%SAD(M) 24.9%6 others 48.5%
Votes
25,538
26.6% share
Winning margin
1,559
1.6% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.4%
of 1,32,793
Dhuri was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.6% — fewer than 1,559 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GAGANJIT SINGH | BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA) | 25,538 | 26.6% |
| 2 | IQBAL SINGH | 23,979 | 24.9% | |
| 3 | DHANWANT SINGH | IND | 22,030 | 22.9% |
| 4 | ACHHRA SINGH | 9,686 | 10.1% | |
| 5 | SULTAN BEGUM | BSP | 8,368 | 8.7% |
| 6 | RAJWANT SINGH | NCP | 4,722 | 4.9% |
| 7 | BALDEV SINGH | LBP | 1,363 | 1.4% |
| 8 | JASWINDER SINGH | IND | 425 | 0.4% |
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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.
High turnout (7th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.5% · min 0.2% · max 19.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
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7th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.36
fewer partiesmore parties
51st of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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93rd of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.36EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 26.6%SAD(M) 24.9%IND 22.9%CPI 10.1%BSP 8.7%OTH 6.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.