Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

HISSAR

Thakar Dass Bhargava (INC) won by 85,244 votes (36.3%).

Electors
4,19,250
Votes polled
2,34,599
Valid votes
2,34,599
Turnout
56.0%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 36.3% (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 1957
Margin · 1962
7.9%(-28.4%)
Turnout
62.8%(+6.8%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
80.8%

Winning margin over time · HISSAR

19521957196236%

Candidates

Candidates · HISSAR 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Thakar Dass BhargavaWinnerINC1,27,05954.2%
2Net RamIND41,81517.8%
3Nanak ChandIND37,96816.2%
4Ram SwarupPSP20,8188.9%
5Sham LalIND6,9393.0%

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