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42. Sultanpur

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1985

PB-SULTANPUR

SAD 51.6%won by 4.7%INC 46.9%

What changed here

Derived

Shiromani Akali Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.3% to 4.7%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 4.4% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.

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
51,268
Margin
2,389
4.66%

Candidates

6 contested · winner SAD
  1. 1BACHAN SINGHShiromani Akali Dal · SAD26,43151.6%
  2. 2GURMAIL SINGHIndian National Congress · INC24,04246.9%
  3. 3SAWARAN SINGHIndependent · IND2570.5%
  4. 4KAMAL KUMARIndependent · IND2520.5%
  5. 5MEHAR SINGH TORAIndependent · IND1550.3%
  6. 6SEWA SINGHIndependent · IND1310.3%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
SAD
Winner now
SAD
SAD–INC swing
−8.7%
SAD share
55.9% → 51.6%
INC share
42.6% → 46.9%
Turnout
— → —
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