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76. Patiala Town

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1985

PB-PATIALA-TOWN

INC 46.5%won by 4.3%SAD 42.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 16.1% to 4.3%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 88.7% of the vote between them, up from 60.8% — a tighter two-way contest.

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
49,641
Margin
2,153
4.34%

Candidates

13 contested · winner INC
  1. 1BRAHM MOHINDRAIndian National Congress · INC23,08746.5%
  2. 2JATHEDAR SARDAR SINGH KOHLIShiromani Akali Dal · SAD20,93442.2%
  3. 3MIRMAL PANDOWBharatiya Janata Party · BJP1,8833.8%
  4. 4SAT PAUL SEHGALIndependent · IND1,8793.8%
  5. 5SOM NATHIndependent · IND1,0992.2%
  6. 6RAJINDER KUMAR ALIAS KHOPAIndependent · IND1880.4%
  7. 7RAMESH CHAND BAGHIIndependent · IND1710.3%
  8. 8BAL MUKAND GUPTAIndependent · IND1190.2%
  9. 9RAM PALIndependent · IND1120.2%
  10. 10BAIJINDER SINGH PINKIIndependent · IND640.1%
  11. 11AMAR NATHIndependent · IND420.1%
  12. 12DEEP CHAND GUPTAIndependent · IND390.1%
  13. 13JAGDEEP SINGHIndependent · IND240.0%

Since 1980

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SAD swing
−11.9%
INC share
38.4% → 46.5%
SAD share
22.2% → 42.2%
Turnout
— → —
75. Samana77. Nabha
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