GEN · Punjab
Ropar
Buta Singh (INC) won by 41,250 votes (12.9%).
- Electors
- 5,24,476
- Votes polled
- 3,25,587
- Valid votes
- 3,18,717
- Turnout
- 62.1%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 12.9% (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%)Flipped vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 4.3%(-6.6%)
- Turnout
- 58.7%(+2.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 83.7%
Winning margin over time · Ropar
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Buta SinghWinner | INC | 1,68,243 | 52.8% |
| 2 | Ajaib Singh Sandhu | SAD | 1,26,993 | 39.8% |
| 3 | Yashwant Rai | BJS | 9,669 | 3.0% |
| 4 | Gurdev Singh | IND | 8,724 | 2.7% |
| 5 | Nasib Singh | IND | 5,088 | 1.6% |
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