GEN · Punjab
KAITHAL
Dev Dutt (INC) won by 19,603 votes (5.7%).
- Electors
- 5,18,275
- Votes polled
- 3,60,791
- Valid votes
- 3,45,929
- Turnout
- 69.6%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1962-03-19
Margin vs 1962 national median: 5.7% (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%)Party held vs 1957
- Margin · 1962
- 5.7%(-21.1%)
- Turnout
- 69.6%(+6.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 81.1%
Winning margin over time · KAITHAL
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Dev DuttWinner | INC | 1,50,127 | 43.4% |
| 2 | Inder Singh | SWA | 1,30,524 | 37.7% |
| 3 | Birbal Dass | JS | 38,651 | 11.2% |
| 4 | Ser Singh | IND | 11,361 | 3.3% |
| 5 | Ram Chander Singh | RRP | 8,023 | 2.3% |
| 6 | Om Dutt | IND | 7,243 | 2.1% |
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