Dakha Assembly constituency
Legislative Assembly constituency in Punjab State, India
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Dakha Assembly constituency (Sl. No.: 68) is a Punjab Legislative Assembly constituency in Ludhiana district, Punjab state, India.[1] Until 2008, Dakha constituency was reserved for SC candidates. Since 2012 election it was opened to all candidates. Manpreet Singh Ayali is the MLA from Dakha since 2019.
| Dakha | |
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| Constituency No. 68 for the Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
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| Constituency details | |
| Country | India |
| State | Punjab |
| District | Ludhiana |
| Lok Sabha constituency | Ludhiana |
| Total electors | 187,760 (in 2022) |
| Reservation | None |
| Member of Legislative Assembly | |
| 16th Punjab Legislative Assembly | |
| Incumbent | |
| Party | SAD |
| Elected year | 2019 |
Members of the Legislative Assembly
| Year | Member | Picture | Party | |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1967 | Jagir Singh | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1969 | Basant Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 1972 | ||||
| 1977 | Charanjit Singh | |||
| 1980 | Basant Singh | |||
| 1985 | ||||
| 1992 | Malkiat Singh Dakha | Indian National Congress | ||
| 1997 | Bikramjit Singh | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 2002 | Malkiat Singh Dakha | Indian National Congress | ||
| 2007 | Darshan Singh Shivalik | Shiromani Akali Dal | ||
| 2012 | Manpreet Singh Ayali |  | ||
| 2017 | Harvinder Singh Phoolka[2] |  |
Aam Aadmi Party | |
| 2019 ByPoll | Manpreet Singh Ayali | |
Shiromani Akali Dal | |
| 2022 | ||||
Election results
2022
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 49,909 | 34.97 | ||
| INC | Captain Sandeep Singh Sandhu[4] | 44,102 | 30.9 | ||
| AAP | Dr KNS Kang | 42,994 | 30.12 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 1,171 | 0.82 | ||
| Majority | 5,807 | 4.07 | |||
| Turnout | 142,739 | 75.73 | |||
| Registered electors | 187,760 | [5] | |||
| SAD hold | |||||
By election 2019
2017
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| AAP | Harvinder Singh Phoolka | 58,923 | 40.3 | ||
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 54,754 | 37.4 | ||
| INC | Major Singh Bhaini | 28,571 | 19.5 | ||
| NOTA | None of the above | 981 | 0.5 | ||
| Majority | 4,169 | 2.9 | |||
| Turnout | 145,306 | 81.5 | |||
| Registered electors | 179,549 | [7] | |||
| AAP gain from SAD | Swing | ||||
2012
| Party | Candidate | Votes | % | ±% | |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| SAD | Manpreet Singh Ayali | 72,208 | 52.1 | ||
| INC | Jasbir Singh Khangura | 55,820 | 40.3 | ||
| Majority | 16,388 | 11.8 | |||
| Turnout | 138,356 | 84.6 | |||
| Registered electors | 163,484 | ||||
| SAD hold | Swing | ||||
Past elections
| Year | A C No. | Category | Name | Party | Votes | Runner Up | Party | Votes |
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| 2007 | 54 | Dakha (SC) | Darshan Singh Shivalik | SAD | 94807 | Malkiat Singh Dakha | INC | 79006 |
| 2002 | 55 | Dakha (SC) | Malkiat Singh Dakha | INC | 51570 | Darshan Singh Shivalik | SAD | 42844 |
| 1997 | 55 | Dakha (SC) | Bikramjit Singh | SAD | 64605 | Malkit Singh Dakha | INC | 49495 |
| 1992 | 55 | Dakha (SC) | Malkiat Singh | INC | 4404 | Ghanaya Lal | BJP | 1225 |
| 1985 | 55 | Dakha (SC) | Basant Singh | SAD | 39511 | Mohinder Singh | INC | 23529 |
| 1980 | 55 | Dakha (SC) | Basant Singh | SAD | 31560 | Jagjit Singh | INC (I) | 27113 |
| 1977 | 55 | Dakha (SC) | Charanjit Singh | SAD | 31908 | Gurcharan Singh | INC | 20178 |
| 1972 | 65 | Dakha (SC) | Basant Singh | SAD | 25565 | Harbans Singh Sayan | INC | 23372 |
| 1969 | 65 | Dakha (SC) | Basant Singh | SAD | 22641 | Jagir Singh | INC | 11476 |
| 1967 | 65 | Dakha (SC) | Jagir Singh | INC | 18060 | Basant Singh | ADS | 16903 |