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323. Jullundur

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Punjab · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-JULLUNDUR

INC 53.6%won by 29.5%SAD 24.2%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 10.0% to 29.5%.

  • New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 24.2% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 77.8% of the vote between them, up from 68.3% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 5.9% to 62.3%.

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

Electorate
5,09,737
Turnout
62.3%
Valid votes
3,17,358
Margin
93,469
29.45%

Candidates

9 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SWARAN SINGHIndian National Congress · INC1,70,16453.6%
  2. 2IQBAL SINGH DHILLONShiromani Akali Dal · SAD76,69524.2%
  3. 3VIRENDRANCO · NCO50,98516.1%
  4. 4DUNI CHAND SHAHPURIRPK · RPK8,3432.6%
  5. 5PIARA SINGHIndependent · IND6,8442.2%
  6. 6NIRMAL SINGHIndependent · IND1,6250.5%
  7. 7DILJIT SINGHIndependent · IND1,3640.4%
  8. 8RAM SARUPIndependent · IND6870.2%
  9. 9SURINDERJEET SINGH SURJEETIndependent · IND6510.2%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SAD swing
−9.7%
INC share
39.2% → 53.6%
SAD share
0.0% → 24.2%
Turnout
68.2% → 62.3%
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