Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Hoshiarpur

Baldev Singh (INC) won by 60,007 votes (22.8%).

Electors
4,26,687
Votes polled
2,63,751
Valid votes
2,63,751
Turnout
61.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 22.8% (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%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
4.7%(-0.3%)
Turnout
59.2%(-4.8%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
59.8%

Winning margin over time · Hoshiarpur

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202432%

Candidates

Candidates · Hoshiarpur 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Baldev SinghWinnerINC1,61,87961.4%
2Mangat RamBJS1,01,87238.6%

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