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16. Jagadhri

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1962

PB-JAGADHRI

INC 40.7%won by 11.4%JS 29.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 0.7% to 11.4%.

  • New challengerJS (JS) finished second with 29.3% — it did not contest here in 1957.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 70.1% of the vote between them, up from 62.7% — 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
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not in source
Valid votes
43,664
Margin
4,990
11.43%

Candidates

7 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SHANNO DEVIIndian National Congress · INC17,79140.7%
  2. 2INDER SAINJS · JS12,80129.3%
  3. 3JAI GOPALPraja Socialist Party · PSP10,66324.4%
  4. 4DURGA DASSSwatantra Party · SWA1,0732.5%
  5. 5CHAMAN LALIndependent · IND5861.3%
  6. 6PARMA NANDIndependent · IND3940.9%
  7. 7CHAMAN LAL LUTHRAIndependent · IND3560.8%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–JS swing
−20.3%
INC share
31.7% → 40.7%
JS share
0.0% → 29.3%
Turnout
— → —
15. Sadhaura17. Molana
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