Election
Constituency

76. Patiala Town

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1980

PB-PATIALA-TOWN

INC 38.4%won by 16.1%BJP 22.4%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 16.1%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 21.8% to 38.4% of the vote here (+16.6%).
  • New challengerBharatiya Janata Party (BJP) finished second with 22.4% — it did not contest here in 1977.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 60.8% between them, down from 75.7% — 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
49,286
Margin
7,925
16.08%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
SAD
Winner now
INCflipped
INCBJP swing
−5.7%
INC share
21.8% 38.4%
BJP share
0.0% 22.4%
Turnout