Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Tarn Taran

Surjit Singh Majithia (INC) won by 44,218 votes (16.8%).

Electors
4,07,970
Votes polled
2,63,853
Valid votes
2,63,853
Turnout
64.7%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1957-02-25

Margin vs 1957 national median: 16.8% (median 11.1%). Back to Punjab · 1957 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1999
Margin · 2004
7.9%(-4.9%)
Turnout
61.1%(+7.1%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
93.8%

Winning margin over time · Tarn Taran

1952195719621967197119771980198419891991199619981999200481%

Candidates

Candidates · Tarn Taran 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Surjit Singh MajithiaWinnerINC1,29,43549.1%
2Dalip Singh, S/o Janmeja SinghCPI85,21732.3%
3Jamna DassBJS17,6656.7%
4Dalip Singh, S/o Hira SinghIND14,9055.6%
5Didar SinghIND10,2753.9%
6Dyal SinghIND6,3562.4%

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