GEN · Punjab
KANGRA
Hem Raj (INC) won by 74,358 votes (46.8%).
- Electors
- 3,38,943
- Votes polled
- 1,59,053
- Valid votes
- 1,59,053
- Turnout
- 46.9%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1952-03-27
Margin vs 1952 national median: 46.8% (median 14.5%). Back to Punjab · 1952 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1957
- Margin · 1962
- 16.2%(+15.4%)
- Turnout
- 43.0%(+9.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 65.3%
Winning margin over time · KANGRA
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hem RajWinner | INC | 1,02,669 | 64.6% |
| 2 | Yodh Raj | BJS | 28,311 | 17.8% |
| 3 | Salig Ram | IND | 10,517 | 6.6% |
| 4 | Charan Das | IND | 9,162 | 5.8% |
| 5 | Jagat Narain | IND | 4,481 | 2.8% |
| 6 | Sant Kumar | IND | 3,913 | 2.5% |
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