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Assembly constituency 68 · Punjab

Dakha is assembly constituency number 68 in Punjab, in Ludhiana district, and one of the segments of the Ludhiana Lok Sabha seat. In the 2022 election Manpreet Singh Ayali of the Shiromani Akali Dal won with 35.0% of the vote, 5,807 votes ahead of Capt. Sandeep Singh Sandhu (INC).

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Dakha · 2022AC 68
  1. 01
    Manpreet Singh Ayali
    SAD
    49,909
    34.97%
  2. 02
    Capt. Sandeep Singh Sandhu
    INC
    44,102
    30.90%
  3. 03
    Dr. K. N. S. Kang
    AAP
    42,994
    30.12%
  4. 04
    Harpreet Singh Makhu
    SNYKSNGRHP
    2,454
    1.72%
  5. 05
    Damanjit Singh Mohie
    PLCP
    836
    0.59%
  6. 5 other candidates · 1,273 votesNOTA · 1,171 (0.82%)

Margin 5,807 votes · 4.07% of valid votes

1,88,492
Registered electors
2022 election
75.9%
Turnout
-5.6 pts vs 2017
5,807
Victory margin
4.1% of valid votes
Feb 2022 · candidate-wise result

All 10 candidates, ranked by votes. Vote share is of the 1,42,739 valid votes, NOTA included.

Dakha 2022 assembly election result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Manpreet Singh AyaliMale · 47 yrsSAD49,909
34.97%
2Capt. Sandeep Singh SandhuMale · 52 yrsINC44,102
30.90%
3Dr. K. N. S. KangMale · 56 yrsAAP42,994
30.12%
4Harpreet Singh MakhuMale · 40 yrsSNYKSNGRHP2,454
1.72%
—NOTANOTA1,171
0.82%
5Damanjit Singh MohieMale · 46 yrsPLCP836
0.59%
6Jagdeep Singh GillMale · 48 yrsIndependent413
0.29%
7Neetu Chhatran WalaMale · 36 yrs · SCIndependent320
0.22%
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8Simrandeep SinghMale · 30 yrs · SCRSP299
0.21%
9Dr. Devinder Singh GillMale · 45 yrsALPU139
0.10%
10Karamjit SinghMale · 57 yrs · SCPPID102
0.07%
Past results

The seat changed hands: AAAP won in 2017, SAD in 2022.

0%20%40%60%201220172022SAD 35.0%INC 30.9%AAP 30.1%PPOP 6.0%
Vote share, % of valid votes. Hover or focus a year for exact values.
2022Manpreet Singh AyaliSAD · 35.0% · margin 5,807Turnout75.9%
2019 byeManpreet Singh AyaliSAD · 50.3% · margin 14,672Turnout71.3%
2017Harvinder Singh PhoolkaAAP · 40.3% · margin 4,169Turnout81.5%
2012Manpreet Singh AyaliSAD · 52.2% · margin 16,388Turnout84.4%

General elections since the 2008 delimitation, plus bye-elections (dashed). Results from before the current boundaries are not compared.

Dakha bye-election, 21 Oct 2019

Turnout 71.3% · 1,31,798 of 1,84,723 electors voted

Dakha bye-election 2019-10-21 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Manpreet Singh AyaliSAD66,297
50.30%
2Sandeep Singh SandhuINC51,625
39.17%
3Sukhdev Singh ChakLIP8,441
6.40%
4Amandeep Singh MohieAAP2,804
2.13%
—NOTANOTA642
0.49%
5Jai Parkash Jain (titu Baniya)Independent535
0.41%
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6Baldev Singh (dev Sarabha)Independent397
0.30%
7Simrandeep SinghAPPA340
0.26%
8Joginder Singh VegalSAD(M)256
0.19%
9Gurdeep Singh KahlonIndependent226
0.17%
10Harbans Singh JalalIndependent140
0.11%
11Gurjeet SinghNATJUP89
0.07%

Dakha result 2017

Dakha 2017 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Harvinder Singh PhoolkaAAP58,923
40.28%
2Manpreet Singh AyaliSAD54,754
37.43%
3Major Singh BhainiINC28,571
19.53%
—NOTANOTA981
0.67%
4Tarsem JodhanDEMSWP888
0.61%
5Jaswinder SinghBSP652
0.45%
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6Manpreet Singh AkaliIndependent564
0.39%
7Joginder SinghSAD(M)460
0.31%
8Kulwant SinghAPPA263
0.18%
9Gursharan Singh JassalJKNPP231
0.16%

Dakha result 2012

Dakha 2012 result
#CandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Manpreet Singh AyaliSAD72,208
52.19%
2Jasbir Singh Khangura(jassi Khangura)INC55,820
40.35%
3Daljit SinghPPOP8,374
6.05%
4Surinder SinghBSP1,258
0.91%
5Kewal SinghIndependent696
0.50%
Map

Dakha outlined in orange among the other Punjab seats, coloured by the party that won each in 2022. Click any seat to open its page.

Other seats in Ludhiana district

Boundaries are approximate (DataMeet, from ECI polling-station maps) and are for orientation only.

AAPINCSADBJPBSPOthers
Lok Sabha 2024 in this segment

Dakha is one of the assembly segments of Ludhiana. These are the EVM votes counted in this segment for the leading Ludhiana candidates.

  • Amrinder Singh Raja WarringINC40,276 34.8%
  • Ashok Prashar PappiAAP28,743 24.8%
  • Ranjit Singh DhillonSAD21,776 18.8%
  • Kamaljit Singh BrarIndependent9,639 8.3%
  • Ravneet Singh BittuBJP7,072 6.1%

In the assembly election SAD won this seat. In the Lok Sabha vote, INC led here by 11,533 EVM votes.

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FAQ

Answers use the official Election Commission of India results for Dakha.

Who won the Dakha assembly seat in 2022?

Manpreet Singh Ayali of the Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) won Dakha in the 2022 Punjab assembly election with 49,909 votes, which was 34.97% of the valid votes polled.

What was the victory margin in Dakha?

The margin was 5,807 votes (4.07% of valid votes). The runner-up was Capt. Sandeep Singh Sandhu of the Indian National Congress with 44,102 votes.

What was the voter turnout in Dakha in 2022?

Turnout was 75.87%: 1,43,003 of 1,88,492 registered electors voted, across 222 polling stations. That is 5.6 points lower than in 2017.

Which Lok Sabha constituency is Dakha part of?

Dakha is an assembly segment of the Ludhiana Lok Sabha constituency in Punjab. In the 2024 Lok Sabha election, Amrinder Singh Raja Warring got the most EVM votes in this segment.

Has Dakha had a bye-election?

Yes. In the bye-election on 21 Oct 2019, Manpreet Singh Ayali (Shiromani Akali Dal) won by 14,672 votes.

Is Dakha a reserved constituency?

No. Dakha is a general (unreserved) seat, so any eligible candidate can contest.

When is the next assembly election in Dakha?

The Punjab assembly elected in 2022 completes its five-year term in 2027, so the next general election is due by then unless the assembly is dissolved early. The Election Commission of India announces the exact schedule.

Source: Election Commission of India, statistical reports for the Punjab assembly elections of 2022 and 2017 and 2012 (2022 report) — detailed results and constituency data summary. Lok Sabha figures: ECI 2024 report 34, assembly segment details. Vote share is of valid votes including NOTA. Party names as listed by ECI. Candidate names are shown as filed; spelling follows ECI.

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