Elections Archive

GEN · Punjab

Patiala

Sat Pal (INC) won by 41,697 votes (13.5%).

Electors
5,12,694
Votes polled
3,15,949
Valid votes
3,07,991
Turnout
61.6%
NOTA
0
Polling date
1971-01-03

Margin vs 1971 national median: 13.5% (median 21.5%). Back to Punjab · 1971 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 1971
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Sat PalWinnerINC1,47,43647.9%
2Gian SinghSAD1,05,73934.3%
3Mohinder KaurNCO36,33411.8%
4Santokh SinghIND12,3924.0%
5Krishan Kumar Alias D. S. DiwanaIND4,5321.5%
6Gurjagjit SinghIND1,5580.5%

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