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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 73 · 1997

Dakala

Winner — 1997

HARMAIL SINGH
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
SAD 39.6%INC 30.1%7 others 30.3%
Votes
41,062
39.6% share
Winning margin
9,903
9.6% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
74.0%
of 1,39,963

A clear win with a 9.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARMAIL SINGH
BJP-SAD Alliance (Punjab, 1997)
41,06239.6%
2
LAL SINGH
INC
31,15930.1%
3
CHARANJIT SINGH
IND
14,63514.1%
4
CHARANDEEP SINGH
BSP
8,2768.0%
5
RAM LAL
IND
5,8025.6%
6
GURDARSHAN KAUR
SJP(R)
8930.9%
7
AMARJIT
BSP(A)
7720.7%
8
RANJIT SINGH TIWANA
IND
7240.7%
9
NARATA SINGH
IND
3170.3%

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
lean
9.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 8.1% · min 1.2% · max 21.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
73rd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.53
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
74th of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.53EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 39.6%INC 30.1%IND 14.1%BSP 8.0%IND 5.6%OTH 2.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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%
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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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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