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286. Patiala

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Punjab · India Lok Sabha Election, 1957

IN-PATIALA

INC 52.3%won by 18.7%IND 33.6%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.3% to 18.7%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD) to Independent (IND).
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 7.6% to 52.1%.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
4,56,352
Turnout
52.1%
Valid votes
2,37,930
Margin
44,433
18.67%

Candidates

4 contested · winner INC
  1. 1ACHINT RAMIndian National Congress · INC1,24,38052.3%
  2. 2DEWAN SINGHIndependent · IND79,94733.6%
  3. 3SHRI CHANDBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS17,5167.4%
  4. 4BACHAN SINGHSCF · SCF16,0876.8%

Since 1951

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–IND swing
−24.6%
INC share
47.2% → 52.3%
IND share
3.9% → 33.6%
Turnout
59.7% → 52.1%
285. Mahendragarh287. Rohtak
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