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Constituency

78. Rajpura

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1967

PB-RAJPURA

INC 29.7%won by 9.4%ADM 20.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 14.6% to 9.4%.

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 15.5% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerADM (ADM) finished second with 20.3% — it did not contest here in 1962.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 50.0% between them, down from 75.9% — 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
39,093
Margin
3,691
9.44%

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
−35.8%
INC share
45.2% 29.7%
ADM share
0.0% 20.3%
Turnout