Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Amritsar

Gurmukh Singh Musaffar (INC) won by 32,210 votes (17.9%).

Electors
3,60,735
Votes polled
1,80,439
Valid votes
1,80,439
Turnout
50.0%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1952-03-27

Margin vs 1952 national median: 17.9% (median 14.5%). Back to Punjab · 1952 national · Target seats

Seat health

Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.

Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
4.5%(-7.2%)
Turnout
56.2%(-2.3%)
NOTA
0.4%
Top-2 squeeze
52.1%

Winning margin over time · Amritsar

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202430%

Candidates

Candidates · Amritsar 1952
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gurmukh Singh MusaffarWinnerINC86,38247.9%
2Hukam SinghSAD54,17230.0%
3Dwarka NathRRP21,88312.1%
4Diwan ChandIND11,3406.3%
5Ram SinghIND4,2892.4%
6Gopal SinghIND2,3731.3%

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