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DAKALA

Assembly seat no. 73 in Punjab · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 10 times since 1967.

Winner, 1980
LAL SINGH
INC(I)
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1980
2,105
3.60% of valid votes

Result, 1980

Winner
Votes
29,637
Vote share
50.65%
Margin
2,105
Runner-up
SADAJAIB SINGH
Votes
27,532
Vote share
47.06%
Behind by
2,105
Electors
87,455
Total votes polled
58,508
Valid votes
58,508
NOTA votes
Turnout
66.9%

Full result, 1980

5 candidates · 58,508 valid votes

1980 election →
LAL SINGHINC(I)won
29,637
50.6%
AJAIB SINGHSAD
27,532
47.1%
NANKUIND
570
1.0%
RAM SINGHIND
487
0.8%
SHAMSHER SINGHIND
282
0.5%

Past results

Most recent 5 of 10 elections

View all 10
YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
2007LAL SINGHINC64,44249.14%HARMAIL SINGH TOHRA8,110
2002LAL SINGHINC38,42437.33%CHARANJIT SINGH WALIA15,827
1997HARMAIL SINGHSAD41,06239.62%LAL SINGH9,903
1992LAL SINGHINC11,01046.66%RAM LAL1,502
1985PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRASAD33,32245.11%LAL SINGH7,289

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%45%67%89%1967196919721977198019851992199720022007Turnout

Winning margin

0%21%41%62%82%1967196919721977198019851992199720022007Margin

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