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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2012

Dakha

Winner — 2012

MANPREET SINGH AYALI
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 52.2%INC 40.3%3 others 7.5%
Votes
72,208
52.2% share
Winning margin
16,388
11.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
84.4%
of 1,63,910

A clear win with a 11.8% margin.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.14 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MANPREET SINGH AYALI
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
72,20852.2%
2
JASBIR SINGH KHANGURA(JASSIKHANGURA)
UPA
55,82040.4%
3
DALJIT SINGH
PPOP
8,3746.0%
4
SURINDER SINGH
BSP
1,2580.9%
5
KEWAL SINGH
IND
6960.5%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 56.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
39th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.24
fewer partiesmore parties
60th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
31st of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 52.2%INC 40.4%PPOP 6.0%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.14 Cr

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
34,98,739
Density
978 / km²
Sex ratio
873 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,578 km²
SC population26.4%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
53%SIKH
Sikh 53.3%Hindu 42.9%Other 3.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water61.2%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation93.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.1%
Children fully vaccinated73.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.1%
Children underweight (under 5)12.4%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER64.3%
Women literate82.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.5%
Clean cooking fuel83.2%
Health insurance25.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Engineering Goods🏺Readymade Garments

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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