Thanesar
Winner — 1962
Thanesar was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 215 votes separated winner from runner-up.
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BENARSI DASS | INC | 15,726 | 33.3% |
| 2 | BARYAM SINGH | 15,511 | 32.8% | |
| 3 | BALDEV SINGH | Swatantra Party | 7,418 | 15.7% |
| 4 | VIRENDRA KUMAR | Praja Socialist Party | 2,832 | 6.0% |
| 5 | RANJIT SINGH | IND | 2,607 | 5.5% |
| 6 | HARNAM SINGH | Left | 1,967 | 4.2% |
| 7 | JOGINDER SINGH | IND | 765 | 1.6% |
| 8 | ATMA RAM | IND | 447 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Low turnout (101st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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A dense, urban district — less literate than the national rate.
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1 locationGateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir
Gateway of the old Sarai Akbar or Jahangir
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