GEN · Punjab
Tarn Taran
Girdial Singh Dhillon (INC) won by 59,980 votes (19.7%).
- Electors
- 5,84,514
- Votes polled
- 3,10,890
- Valid votes
- 3,04,416
- Turnout
- 53.2%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1971-01-03
Margin vs 1971 national median: 19.7% (median 21.5%). Back to Punjab · 1971 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Competitive (5–10%)Party held vs 1999
- Margin · 2004
- 7.9%(-4.9%)
- Turnout
- 61.1%(+7.1%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 93.8%
Winning margin over time · Tarn Taran
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Girdial Singh DhillonWinner | INC | 1,58,401 | 52.0% |
| 2 | Prem Singh Lalpura | SAD | 98,421 | 32.3% |
| 3 | Dalip Singh Tapiala | CPM | 23,316 | 7.7% |
| 4 | Jagat Ram | IND | 13,025 | 4.3% |
| 5 | Hazara Singh Majithia | IND | 7,441 | 2.4% |
| 6 | Joginder Singh | IND | 3,812 | 1.3% |
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