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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1980
Nakodar
Winner — 1980
DARBARA SINGH
INC(I)· Congress (I)
INC(I) 49.7%SAD 48.5%3 others 1.9%
Votes
29,592
49.7% share
Winning margin
723
1.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.0%
of 88,920
Nakodar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.2% — fewer than 723 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DARBARA SINGH |  INC(I)Congress (I) | 29,592 | 49.7% |
| 2 | KULDIP SINGH WADALA | 28,869 | 48.5% | |
| 3 | JAGJIT SINGH TAKHAR | IND | 611 | 1.0% |
| 4 | PRIRAM SINGH (CHAK MUGHLANI) | JNP(SC) | 433 | 0.7% |
| 5 | SATISH KUMAR AGGARWAL | IND | 79 | 0.1% |
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.
Low turnout (113th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean1.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 0.2% · max 28.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
61%
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113th of 117How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.70
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 117How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.9%
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21st of 117Where does the house stand?
SEAT
117 seats · 59 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.70EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC(I) 49.7%SAD 48.5%OTH 1.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
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