Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Amritsar

Durga Das Bhatia (INC) won by 1,02,941 votes (30.2%).

Electors
5,12,028
Votes polled
3,46,287
Valid votes
3,41,269
Turnout
67.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 30.2% (median 21.5%). Back to Punjab · 1971 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 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Durga Das BhatiaWinnerINC1,82,17753.4%
2Karnail SinghSAD79,23623.2%
3Baldev ParkashBJS74,20821.7%
4Ravinder Kumar SethiIND2,6450.8%
5Balvinder Sigh BombIND1,7920.5%
6Samual MalIND8740.3%
7Harbhajan SinghIND3370.1%

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