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327. Patiala

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Punjab · India Lok Sabha Election, 1971

IN-PATIALA

INC 47.9%won by 13.5%SAD 34.3%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 34.9% to 13.5%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 12.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • New challengerShiromani Akali Dal (SAD) finished second with 34.3% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 8.4% to 60.1%.

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

Electorate
5,12,694
Turnout
60.1%
Valid votes
3,07,991
Margin
41,697
13.54%

Candidates

6 contested · winner INC
  1. 1SAT PALIndian National Congress · INC1,47,43647.9%
  2. 2GIAN SINGHShiromani Akali Dal · SAD1,05,73934.3%
  3. 3MOHINDER KAURNCO · NCO36,33411.8%
  4. 4SANTOKH SINGHIndependent · IND12,3924.0%
  5. 5KRISHAN KUMAR ALIAS D. S. DIWANAIndependent · IND4,5321.5%
  6. 6GURJAGJIT SINGHIndependent · IND1,5580.5%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INC–SAD swing
−46.6%
INC share
60.1% → 47.9%
SAD share
0.0% → 34.3%
Turnout
68.5% → 60.1%
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