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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 68 · 2017
Dakha
Winner — 2017
HARVINDER SINGH PHOOLKA
AAP· AAP + Lok Insaaf Party
AAP 40.3%SAD 37.4%8 others 22.3%
Votes
58,923
40.3% share
Winning margin
4,169
2.9% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
81.5%
of 1,79,549
A closely fought contest. HARVINDER SINGH PHOOLKA won with a 2.9% margin.
Seat history
1 of 9 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.79 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
10 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARVINDER SINGH PHOOLKA | AAP + Lok Insaaf Party | 58,923 | 40.3% |
| 2 | MANPREET SINGH AYALI | NDA | 54,754 | 37.4% |
| 3 | MAJOR SINGH BHAINI | INC | 28,571 | 19.5% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 981 | 0.7% |
| 5 | TARSEM JODHAN | DEMSWP | 888 | 0.6% |
| 6 | JASWINDER SINGH | 652 | 0.5% | |
| 7 | MANPREET SINGH AKALI | IND | 564 | 0.4% |
| 8 | JOGINDER SINGH | 460 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | KULWANT SINGH | APPA | 263 | 0.2% |
| 10 | GURSHARAN SINGH JASSAL | 231 | 0.2% |
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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.
Average turnout (39th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 1.4% · max 56.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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39th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.24
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60th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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31st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AAP 40.3%SAD 37.4%INC 19.5%OTH 2.1%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/9
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹0.79 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
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🏺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.