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Constituency

48. Sultanpur

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1967

PB-SULTANPUR

INC 40.1%won by 5.7%ADM 34.4%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.1% to 5.7%.

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 13.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerADM (ADM) finished second with 34.4% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 74.5% between them, down from 94.1% — 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
44,259
Margin
2,532
5.72%

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
INCADM swing
−47.9%
INC share
53.6% 40.1%
ADM share
0.0% 34.4%
Turnout