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Patiala and East Punjab States Union · Assembly Constituency 22 · 1951

Sunam

19511954

Winner — 1951

BACHAN SINGH
LCP
LCP 29.1%AKAP 28.5%5 others 42.4%
Votes
5,414
29.1% share
Winning margin
115
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.7%
of 29,213

Sunam was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 115 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BACHAN SINGH
LCP
5,41429.1%
2
BHAJAN SINGH
AKAP
5,29928.5%
3
MAHESHINDER SINGH
IND
3,98821.4%
4
RAM LAL
BJS
2,39812.9%
5
LACHHMAN DASS
IND
6333.4%
6
SUBHAG WATI
INC
5332.9%
7
GANGA SINGH
IND
3321.8%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

High turnout (2nd), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.5% · min 0.6% · max 14.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
2nd of 48

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.15
fewer partiesmore parties
12th of 48

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.15EFFECTIVE PARTIES
LCP 29.1%AKAP 28.5%IND 21.4%BJS 12.9%OTH 8.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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