Constituency
338. Tarn Taran
Community mirrorPunjab · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-TARN-TARAN
SAD 56.9%won by 17.7%INC 39.2%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to Shiromani Akali Dal (SAD), which now leads by 17.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- SAD vote shareSAD went from 32.3% to 56.9% of the vote here (+24.6%).
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.1% of the vote between them, up from 84.4% — a tighter two-way contest.
- TurnoutTurnout rose 18.5% to 70.6%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
6,40,514
Turnout
70.6%
Valid votes
4,52,233
Margin
79,970
17.68%
Candidates
5 contested · winner SAD- 1MOHAN SINGH TURShiromani Akali Dal · SAD2,57,28356.9%
- 2GURDIAL SINGH DHILLONIndian National Congress · INC1,77,31339.2%
- 3JAGAT RAMIndependent · IND8,4121.9%
- 4SHANGARA SINGHIndependent · IND5,3321.2%
- 5BANTA SINGHJMD · JMD3,8930.9%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- SADflipped
- SAD–INC swing
- +37.4%
- SAD share
- 32.3% → 56.9%
- INC share
- 52.0% → 39.2%
- Turnout
- 52.1% → 70.6%