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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 106 · 1985
Giddar Baha
Winner — 1985
PARKASH SINGH
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 54.6%INC 40.7%6 others 4.7%
Votes
36,438
54.6% share
Winning margin
9,265
13.9% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
72.4%
of 92,252
A clear win with a 13.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PARKASH SINGH | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 36,438 | 54.6% |
| 2 | JAGMEET SINGH | INC | 27,173 | 40.7% |
| 3 | HARBANT SINGH | IND | 1,310 | 2.0% |
| 4 | JAIL SINGH | IND | 698 | 1.1% |
| 5 | JASMAIL SINGH | IND | 657 | 1.0% |
| 6 | MITHU SINGH | IND | 338 | 0.5% |
| 7 | GURPIAR SINGH | IND | 89 | 0.1% |
| 8 | RANJIT SINGH | IND | 69 | 0.1% |
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 (24th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe13.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.2% · min 3.8% · max 36.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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24th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.81
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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109th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 54.6%INC 40.7%OTH 4.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
16,55,169
Density
457 / km²
Sex ratio
885 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,625 km²
SC population27.9%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
65%SIKH
Sikh 65.1%Hindu 23.5%Muslim 10.8%Other 0.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity97.3%
Sanitation82.8%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births94.7%
Children fully vaccinated89.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER23.4%
Children underweight (under 5)18.1%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.6%
Women literate78.3%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.0%
Clean cooking fuel69.8%
Health insurance18.7%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.