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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1969Reserved (SC)

Dakha

Winner — 1969

BASANT SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 59.1%INC 30.0%5 others 10.9%
Votes
22,641
59.1% share
Winning margin
11,165
29.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
58.2%
of 65,839

Dakha is a safe seat — BASANT SINGH won by 29.1%.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BASANT SINGH
Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
22,64159.1%
2
JAGIR SINGH
INC
11,47630.0%
3
GURDIAL SINGH
IND
1,7054.5%
4
PARKASH SINGH
RPA
1,3913.6%
5
BAWA SINGH
Praja Socialist Party
3871.0%
6
DARSHAN
PBI
3831.0%
7
SHIAM SINGH
3180.8%

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.

Low turnout (110th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.4% · min 1.9% · max 29.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
61%
lowerhigher
110th of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.43
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
48th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
104 seats · 53 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.43EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 59.1%INC 30.0%OTH 10.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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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