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80. Patiala

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1972

PB-PATIALA

INC 44.5%won by 18.7%IND 25.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 18.7%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 32.9% to 44.5% of the vote here (+11.6%).
  • New challengerIndependent (IND) finished second with 25.8% — it polled just 0.6% in 1969.

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
42,007
Margin
7,847
18.68%

Candidates

14 contested · winner INC
  1. 1PREM CHANDIndian National Congress · INC18,69844.5%
  2. 2SARDARA SINGHIndependent · IND10,85125.8%
  3. 3BAL BHADARBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS5,43612.9%
  4. 4RAWAL SINGHShiromani Akali Dal · SAD2,1575.1%
  5. 5BANU RAMIndependent · IND2,0945.0%
  6. 6HARINDRA SINGHIndependent · IND1,1902.8%
  7. 7AMAR NATHIndependent · IND5261.3%
  8. 8SOHAN LALIndependent · IND3570.8%
  9. 9BHAGWAT SWRUPSOP · SOP1820.4%
  10. 10GURBAX SINGHSwatantra Party · SWA1530.4%
  11. 11OM PRAKASHIndependent · IND1170.3%
  12. 12DEVINDER SINGHIndependent · IND1010.2%
  13. 13VIR BHANIndependent · IND790.2%
  14. 14RAWAL SINGHIndependent · IND660.2%

Since 1969

Derived
Winner then
SAD
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–IND swing
−13.6%
INC share
32.9% → 44.5%
IND share
0.6% → 25.8%
Turnout
— → —
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