Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Amritsar

Gurmukh Singh Musafir (INC) won by 36,366 votes (14.0%).

Electors
4,14,205
Votes polled
2,59,509
Valid votes
2,59,509
Turnout
62.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 14.0% (median 11.1%). Back to Punjab · 1957 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 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gurmukh Singh MusafirWinnerINC1,13,89943.9%
2Krishan LallBJS77,53329.9%
3Sohan SinghCPI68,07726.2%

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