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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 98 · 1980Reserved (SC)
Dharamkot
Winner — 1980
SARWAN SINGH
CPI· Left
CPI 63.7%INC(I) 29.5%2 others 6.8%
Votes
26,664
63.7% share
Winning margin
14,313
34.2% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
50.5%
of 82,938
Dharamkot is a safe seat — SARWAN SINGH won by 34.2%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARWAN SINGH | Left | 26,664 | 63.7% |
| 2 | MUKHTIAR SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 12,351 | 29.5% |
| 3 | RAJ | IND | 2,350 | 5.6% |
| 4 | NAWAB | IND | 508 | 1.2% |
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 (4th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe34.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 0.5% · max 43.7%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
4th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.67
fewer partiesmore parties
99th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
88th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.67EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPI 63.7%INC(I) 29.5%IND 5.6%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
7,69,751
Density
350 / km²
Sex ratio
883 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,198 km²
SC population33.6%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
78%SIKH
Sikh 77.8%Hindu 20.3%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water48.8%
Electricity95.2%
Sanitation67.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births88.8%
Children fully vaccinated79.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER36.6%
Children underweight (under 5)22.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.4%
Women literate67.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER11.5%
Clean cooking fuel52.3%
Health insurance18.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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