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73. Dakala

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1980

PB-DAKALA

INC 50.7%won by 3.6%SAD 47.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.2% to 3.6%.

  • New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 47.1% — it did not contest here in 1977.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 97.7% of the vote between them, up from 66.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
—
not in source
Valid votes
58,508
Margin
2,105
3.60%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1LAL SINGHIndian National Congress · INC29,63750.7%
  2. 2AJAIB SINGHShiromani Akali Dal · SAD27,53247.1%
  3. 3NANKUIndependent · IND5701.0%
  4. 4RAM SINGHIndependent · IND4870.8%
  5. 5SHAMSHER SINGHIndependent · IND2820.5%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SAD swing
−30.4%
INC share
34.0% → 50.7%
SAD share
0.0% → 47.1%
Turnout
— → —
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