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DAKALA

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

Winner, 1985
PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRA
SAD
Elections held
10
1967–2007
Most successful party
INC
won 4 of 10
Margin, 1985
7,289
9.87% of valid votes

Result, 1985

Winner
Votes
33,322
Vote share
45.11%
Margin
7,289
Runner-up
INCLAL SINGH
Votes
26,033
Vote share
35.24%
Behind by
7,289
Electors
1,01,724
Total votes polled
73,873
Valid votes
73,873
NOTA votes
Turnout
72.6%

Full result, 1985

10 candidates · 73,873 valid votes

1985 election →
PREM SINGH CHANDUMAJRASADwon
33,322
45.1%
LAL SINGHINC
26,033
35.2%
AJAIB SINGH MUKHMAILPURAIND
12,166
16.5%
GURCHARAN SINGHIND
579
0.8%
BALDEV SINGHIND
465
0.6%
TARSEM SINGH KHATKARIND
407
0.6%
MADAN LALIND
364
0.5%
BARJESH BATTAIND
225
0.3%
PIARA SINGH PARDESIIND
166
0.2%
BHAGWANDASS MITTALIND
146
0.2%

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

Frequently asked

Straight answers to the questions this page exists to answer.

Who won the DAKALA assembly constituency in 2007?

LAL SINGH (INC) won DAKALA in 2007, by a margin of 8,110 votes.

Which party has won DAKALA the most times?

INC, with 4 of the 10 wins recorded since 1967.

How many times has DAKALA gone to the polls?

10 times, from 1967 to 2007.

Who has won DAKALA the most times?

LAL SINGH, with 5 wins between 1977 and 2007.

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