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Punjab · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1985
Nakodar
Winner — 1985
KULIP SINGH WADALA
SAD· Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal)
SAD 41.9%INC 40.8%4 others 17.4%
Votes
27,125
41.9% share
Winning margin
728
1.1% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
72.8%
of 88,977
Nakodar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.1% — fewer than 728 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KULIP SINGH WADALA | Akali (Shiromani Akali Dal) | 27,125 | 41.9% |
| 2 | UMRAO SINGH | INC | 26,397 | 40.8% |
| 3 | FAQIR CHAND | IND | 6,190 | 9.6% |
| 4 | RAJINDER SINGH SARIH | Left | 4,222 | 6.5% |
| 5 | MULKH RAJ | IND | 522 | 0.8% |
| 6 | GAIN SINGH | IND | 314 | 0.5% |
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
lean1.1%
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
SAD 41.9%INC 40.8%IND 9.6%CPM 6.5%OTH 1.3%
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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