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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2012

Nakodar

Winner — 2012

GURPARTAP SINGH WADALA
SAD· BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
SAD 44.4%INC 38.2%6 others 17.3%
Votes
61,441
44.4% share
Winning margin
8,592
6.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
81.9%
of 1,68,736

A clear win with a 6.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GURPARTAP SINGH WADALA
BJP-SAD Alliance (NDA) (NDA)
61,44144.4%
2
AMARJIT SINGH SAMRA
UPA
52,84938.2%
3
GURMAIL RAM CHUMBER
BSP
18,13913.1%
4
GURNAM SINGH SANGHERA
IND
2,4121.7%
5
KANWALJIT SINGH KAKRA
PPOP
1,7671.3%
6
AMRIK SINGH
IND
7300.5%
7
BHAJAN CHAND SABHARWAL
BSP(A)
6660.5%
8
SUMAN
DBSP
2480.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (82nd), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

LOADING SEAT HISTORY…

How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.5% · min 0.9% · max 27.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
82nd of 117

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.76
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 117

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
32nd of 117

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.76EFFECTIVE PARTIES
SAD 44.4%INC 38.2%BSP 13.1%OTH 4.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
21,93,590
Density
836 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,624 km²
SC population39.0%
ST population0.0%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
64%HINDU
Hindu 63.6%Sikh 32.8%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water65.4%
Electricity98.3%
Sanitation86.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.3%
Children fully vaccinated91.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.8%
Children underweight (under 5)16.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER57.0%
Women literate86.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER7.4%
Clean cooking fuel82.3%
Health insurance25.9%

What's nearby?

13 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Hand Tools🏺Honey🏺Leather🏺Sports Goods
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Mughal Bridge

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Mughal Bridge

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Mughal Kos Minar, Three Miles of north-west of Dakhni Sarai

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Mughal Kos Minar, Three Miles of north-west of Dakhni Sarai

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Sarai Including Gateway, Dakhni

🏛️MonumentASI

Sarai Including Gateway

Sarai including gateway, Nurmahal

Sarai including gateway, Nurmahal

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Sarai including gateway

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

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Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

🏛️MonumentASI

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

🏛️MonumentASI

Seven Kos Minars on old Badshahi highway form Delhi to Lahore

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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