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318. Ferozepur

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Punjab · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-FEROZEPUR

INC 56.4%won by 18.6%SAD 37.8%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: ADS (ADS) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 18.6%.

  • INC vote shareINC went from 45.8% to 56.4% of the vote here (+10.6%).
  • New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 37.8% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 17.0% to 53.0%.

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

Electorate
5,37,573
Turnout
53.0%
Valid votes
2,85,096
Margin
52,926
18.56%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1MOHINDER SINGHIndian National Congress · INC1,60,81356.4%
  2. 2GURCHARAN SINGHShiromani Akali Dal · SAD1,07,88737.8%
  3. 3JAGAN NATHNCO · NCO8,6353.0%
  4. 4HARDYAL SINGHIndependent · IND2,9461.0%
  5. 5SOHAN LALSamyukta Socialist Party · SSP2,7961.0%
  6. 6BAHADUR SINGHIndependent · IND2,0190.7%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
ADS
Winner now
INCflipped
INC–SAD swing
−27.2%
INC share
45.8% → 56.4%
SAD share
0.0% → 37.8%
Turnout
70.1% → 53.0%
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