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Constituency

40. Garhshankar

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1967

PB-GARHSHANKAR

INC 45.0%won by 15.3%CPI 29.7%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 36.0% to 15.3%.

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 14.7% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.6% between them, down from 83.3% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
45,407
Margin
6,934
15.27%

Since 1962

Derived

Constituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.

Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCCPI swing
−20.7%
INC share
59.6% 45.0%
CPI share
23.6% 29.7%
Turnout