Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Bathinda

Hukam Singh (INC) won by 38,950 votes (4.2%).

Electors
8,59,582
Votes polled
9,17,397
Valid votes
9,17,397
Turnout
100.0%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 4.2% (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
4.3%(+2.5%)
Turnout
69.7%(-5.8%)
NOTA
0.4%
Top-2 squeeze
61.4%

Winning margin over time · Bathinda

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202441%

Candidates

Candidates · Bathinda 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Hukam SinghWinnerINC2,57,69228.1%
1Ajit SinghWinnerINC2,18,74223.8%
3Teja SinghCPI1,85,49620.2%
4Ram SinghCPI1,45,31015.8%
5Kapur ChandBJS59,3286.5%
6Madan GopalBJS50,8295.5%

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