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NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24
Punjab · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1977
Dakala
Winner — 1977
LAL SINGH
INC· INC
INC 34.0%JNP 32.8%10 others 33.2%
Votes
16,930
34.0% share
Winning margin
605
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
12
Turnout
63.9%
of 77,889
Dakala was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 605 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
12 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | LAL SINGH | INC | 16,930 | 34.0% |
| 2 | TEJA SINGH | Janata | 16,325 | 32.8% |
| 3 | KARANBIR SINGH | IND | 10,881 | 21.9% |
| 4 | GIAN CHAND | IND | 1,664 | 3.3% |
| 5 | DHARAM SINGH | IND | 938 | 1.9% |
| 6 | GURDEEP SINGH | IND | 791 | 1.6% |
| 7 | TIRATH SINGH | IND | 713 | 1.4% |
| 8 | CHAMAN LAL | IND | 440 | 0.9% |
| 9 | DALIP SINGH | IND | 331 | 0.7% |
| 10 | JAGDEEP SINGH | IND | 314 | 0.6% |
| 11 | SURINDER NATH | IND | 264 | 0.5% |
| 12 | BEANT SINGH | IND | 201 | 0.4% |
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.
Average turnout (73rd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.2% · max 21.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
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73rd of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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74th of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 34.0%JNP 32.8%IND 21.9%OTH 11.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,95,746
Density
444 / km²
Sex ratio
893 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,242 km²
SC population36.5%
ST population0.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
82%SIKH
Sikh 82.2%Hindu 15.9%Other 1.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water47.9%
Electricity95.9%
Sanitation87.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births93.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER22.0%
Children underweight (under 5)16.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER54.4%
Women literate74.7%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.1%
Clean cooking fuel71.5%
Health insurance23.7%
What's nearby?
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