Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Patiala

Hukum Singh (INC) won by 10,086 votes (3.0%).

Electors
5,24,087
Votes polled
3,45,275
Valid votes
3,35,421
Turnout
65.9%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1962-03-19

Margin vs 1962 national median: 3.0% (median 12.2%). Back to Punjab · 1962 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Knife-edge (<2%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
1.3%(-12.7%)
Turnout
63.8%(-5.9%)
NOTA
0.6%
Top-2 squeeze
52.1%

Winning margin over time · Patiala

1957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202445%

Candidates

Candidates · Patiala 1962
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Hukum SinghWinnerINC1,56,45246.6%
2Gurdial SinghAD1,46,36643.6%
3Bansi LalJS32,6039.7%

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