Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Gurdaspur

Dewan Chand (INC) won by 56,498 votes (19.5%).

Electors
4,54,322
Votes polled
2,98,900
Valid votes
2,89,049
Turnout
65.8%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 19.5% (median 12.2%). Back to Punjab · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Competitive (5–10%)Flipped vs 2019
Margin · 2024
7.7%(+0.2%)
Turnout
67.1%(-4.7%)
NOTA
0.3%
Top-2 squeeze
60.1%

Winning margin over time · Gurdaspur

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202435%

Candidates

Candidates · Gurdaspur 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Dewan ChandWinnerINC1,38,90748.1%
2Natha SinghAD82,40928.5%
3Dilbagh RaiJS55,44219.2%
4Harbans SinghIND6,7812.3%
5Pritpal SinghIND5,5101.9%

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