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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 81 · 1970 by-elections

Dakala

Winner — 1970 by-elections

M.KAUR
SAD 54.2%NCJ 22.6%4 others 23.2%
Votes
25,118
54.2% share
Winning margin
14,624
0.0% of votes
Total candidates
6

Dakala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.0% — fewer than 14,624 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
M.KAUR
25,1180.0%
2
V.KAUR
NCJ
10,4940.0%
3
A.SINGH
IND
9,7350.0%
4
R.SARAN
IND
4410.0%
5
T.SINGH
IND
3990.0%
6
R.PARTAP
IND
1860.0%

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.

Average turnout (53rd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.1% · min 0.2% · max 73.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
53rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.45
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
95th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
DOESN'T APPLY

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
20,29,074
Density
382 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,305 km²
SC population42.2%
ST population0.0%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
54%SIKH
Sikh 53.8%Hindu 44.7%Other 1.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water43.2%
Electricity93.5%
Sanitation73.2%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births95.5%
Children fully vaccinated74.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER30.0%
Children underweight (under 5)22.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER61.5%
Women literate75.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.5%
Clean cooking fuel68.6%
Health insurance21.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Basmati (Rice)🏺Chillies🏺Citrus Fruits (Kinnow)
🏛️

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

🏛️MonumentASI

The mound about 60 feet high known as Mud fort situated in field No.1787/1/1

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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