Constituency
31. Batala
Community mirrorPunjab Assembly Election, 1967
PB-BATALA
INC 43.7%won by 11.3%BJS 32.3%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 29.4% to 11.3%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 11.1% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
- New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 32.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
42,423
Margin
4,806
11.33%
Candidates
9 contested · winner INC- 1M. LALIndian National Congress · INC18,52843.7%
- 2R. LALBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS13,72232.3%
- 3A. SINGHADS · ADS7,69818.1%
- 4K. SHEDIndependent · IND9272.2%
- 5P. PALIndependent · IND7141.7%
- 6S. SINGHIndependent · IND2950.7%
- 7J. RAMIndependent · IND2800.7%
- 8S. SINGHIndependent · IND1320.3%
- 9K.B. LALIndependent · IND1270.3%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BJS swing
- −43.5%
- INC share
- 54.8% → 43.7%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 32.3%
- Turnout
- — → —