Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

KANGRA

Hem Raj (INC) won by 29,182 votes (16.2%).

Electors
4,31,812
Votes polled
1,85,733
Valid votes
1,80,044
Turnout
43.0%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 16.2% (median 12.2%). Back to Punjab · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Comfortable (10–20%)Party held vs 1957
Margin · 1962
16.2%(+15.4%)
Turnout
43.0%(+9.1%)
NOTA
0.0%
Top-2 squeeze
65.3%

Winning margin over time · KANGRA

19521957196247%

Candidates

Candidates · KANGRA 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Hem RajWinnerINC73,34240.7%
2Sarwan KumarIND44,16024.5%
3Dalip SinghCPI36,56620.3%
4Bhagwat GuruIND25,97614.4%

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