Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Amritsar

Y.D. Sharma (BJS) won by 11,275 votes (3.4%).

Electors
4,59,126
Votes polled
3,42,292
Valid votes
3,27,638
Turnout
74.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1967-02-15

Margin vs 1967 national median: 3.4% (median 11.7%). Back to Punjab · 1967 national · Target seats

Seat health

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

Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 2019
Margin · 2024
4.5%(-7.2%)
Turnout
56.2%(-2.3%)
NOTA
0.4%
Top-2 squeeze
52.1%

Winning margin over time · Amritsar

19521957196219671971197719801984198919911996199819992004200920142019202430%

Candidates

Candidates · Amritsar 1967
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Y.D. SharmaWinnerBJS1,04,03531.8%
2S.S. MajithiaINC92,76028.3%
3N.S. SarkariaADS53,34116.3%
4D. SinghADM39,78812.1%
5H. SinghIND30,3149.3%
6G. SinghIND7,4002.3%

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