Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Patiala

Achint Ram (INC) won by 44,433 votes (18.7%).

Electors
4,56,352
Votes polled
2,37,930
Valid votes
2,37,930
Turnout
52.1%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 18.7% (median 11.1%). Back to Punjab · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
1.3%(-12.7%)
Turnout
63.8%(-5.9%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
52.1%

Winning margin over time · Patiala

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202445%

Candidates

Candidates · Patiala 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Achint RamWinnerINC1,24,38052.3%
2Dewan SinghIND79,94733.6%
3Shri ChandBJS17,5167.4%
4Bachan SinghSCF16,0876.8%

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