Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Gurdaspur

Dewan Chand (INC) won by 49,014 votes (19.6%).

Electors
3,94,742
Votes polled
2,50,561
Valid votes
2,50,561
Turnout
63.5%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 19.6% (median 11.1%). Back to Punjab · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
7.7%(+0.2%)
Turnout
67.1%(-4.7%)
NOTA
0.3%
Top-2 squeeze
60.1%

Winning margin over time · Gurdaspur

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202435%

Candidates

Candidates · Gurdaspur 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dewan ChandWinnerINC1,00,91140.3%
2Teja SinghIND51,89720.7%
3Oma ShankarBJS48,12719.2%
4Dalip SinghCPI31,54612.6%
5Bawa RamIND18,0807.2%
6Karam ChandSCF00.0%

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