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
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Hem RajWinner | INC | 73,342 | 40.7% |
| 2 | Sarwan Kumar | IND | 44,160 | 24.5% |
| 3 | Dalip Singh | CPI | 36,566 | 20.3% |
| 4 | Bhagwat Guru | IND | 25,976 | 14.4% |
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