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Constituency

18. Amritsar Central

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1985

PB-AMRITSAR-CENTRAL

INC 46.9%won by 1.0%BJP 45.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.7% to 1.0%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 10.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 92.7% between them, down from 98.9% — 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
43,709
Margin
436
1.00%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCBJP swing
−14.7%
INC share
57.3% 46.9%
BJP share
41.6% 45.9%
Turnout