Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Amritsar

Gurmukh Singh (INC) won by 14,416 votes (4.6%).

Electors
4,57,869
Votes polled
3,22,823
Valid votes
3,14,526
Turnout
70.5%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 4.6% (median 12.2%). Back to Punjab · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
4.5%(-7.2%)
Turnout
56.2%(-2.3%)
NOTA
0.4%
Top-2 squeeze
52.1%

Winning margin over time · Amritsar

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202430%

Candidates

Candidates · Amritsar 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Gurmukh SinghWinnerINC1,25,03339.8%
2Narinder SinghAD1,10,61735.2%
3Krishan LalJS67,84921.6%
4Baldev DuttIND6,9872.2%
5Ram Nath KaliaRRP4,0401.3%

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