Constituency
42. Sultanpur
Community mirrorPunjab Assembly Election, 1977
PB-SULTANPUR
SAD 66.4%won by 34.6%INC 31.8%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which now leads by 34.6%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- SAD vote shareSAD went from 37.0% to 66.4% of the vote here (+29.5%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 98.3% of the vote between them, up from 92.7% — a tighter two-way contest.
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Electorate
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Turnout
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Valid votes
41,018
Margin
14,190
34.59%
Candidates
3 contested · winner SAD- 1ATMA SINGHShiromani Akali Dal · SAD27,24766.4%
- 2SADHU SINGHIndian National Congress · INC13,05731.8%
- 3INDERJIT SINGHIndependent · IND7141.7%
Since 1972
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1972 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- SADflipped
- SAD–INC swing
- +53.4%
- SAD share
- 37.0% → 66.4%
- INC share
- 55.8% → 31.8%
- Turnout
- — → —