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14. Verka

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1985

PB-VERKA

INC 46.1%won by 13.6%SAD 32.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Communist Party of India (CPI) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 13.6%.

  • New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 32.5% — it did not contest here in 1980.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 78.7% between them, down from 95.9% — the field split more ways.

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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not in source
Valid votes
47,965
Margin
6,524
13.60%

Candidates

13 contested · winner INC
  1. 1DALBIR SINGHIndian National Congress · INC22,12846.1%
  2. 2KHAJAN SINGHShiromani Akali Dal · SAD15,60432.5%
  3. 3SOHAN SINGHCommunist Party of India · CPI8,02816.7%
  4. 4SHANTI DEVIIndependent · IND6501.4%
  5. 5JAGDISHIndependent · IND6191.3%
  6. 6HARBANS SINGHIndependent · IND1840.4%
  7. 7PURAN SINGH S/O BHAN SINGHIndependent · IND1560.3%
  8. 8BACHAN SINGHIndependent · IND1410.3%
  9. 9GURBACHAN SINGHIndependent · IND1230.3%
  10. 10KISHAN SINGHIndependent · IND1080.2%
  11. 11INDARJIT KHALSAIndependent · IND840.2%
  12. 12GURNAM SINGHIndependent · IND770.2%
  13. 13PURAN SINGH S/O BANTA SINGHIndependent · IND630.1%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
CPI
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–SAD swing
−34.0%
INC share
47.6% → 46.1%
SAD share
0.0% → 32.5%
Turnout
— → —
13. Majitha15. Jandiala
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