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Punjab · PC 6 · 1958 by-election
Gurgaon
Winner — 1958 by-election
PRAKASH VIR
Independent
IND 61.2%INC 36.6%1 other 2.1%
Votes
94,517
61.2% share
Winning margin
37,963
24.6% of votes
Total votes cast
1,54,343
Candidates
3
Seat history
All Candidates
3 candidates| # | Candidate | Party | Votes · %Share |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASH VIR | IND | 94,51761.2% |
| 2 | M. CHANDRA | 56,55436.6% | |
| 3 | M.D. SHARMA | IND | 3,2722.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
A comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
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24.6%
winning margin, share of votes
How many parties were really in the race?
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Essentially two
An independent and INC took 98% of the votes.
Effective number of parties: 1.96 — counts each party by its share of the vote.
How often does it back the winner?
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…How did the vote split?
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61.2%won by IND
IND 61.2%INC 36.6%Others 2.1%
This seat number was reused from 1967. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 1967, so they are not shown for earlier elections.
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