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25. Amritsar Central

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1972

PB-AMRITSAR-CENTRAL

INC 50.8%won by 3.7%BJS 47.1%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 3.7%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 46.3% to 50.8% of the vote here (+4.5%).

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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Valid votes
41,135
Margin
1,521
3.70%

Candidates

5 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PARTAP CHANDIndian National Congress · INC20,90550.8%
  2. 2BALDEV PARKASHBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS19,38447.1%
  3. 3RAVINDERKUMAR SETHIIndependent · IND3911.0%
  4. 4TEJINDER PAL SINGHShiromani Akali Dal · SAD3170.8%
  5. 5RAM CHANDIndependent · IND1380.3%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
BJS
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–BJS swing
+9.3%
INC share
46.3% → 50.8%
BJS share
51.9% → 47.1%
Turnout
— → —
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