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Patiala and East Punjab States Union · Assembly Constituency 31 · 1951

Patiala City

19511954

Winner — 1951

JASWANT SINGH
AKAP
AKAP 48.6%INC 47.9%8 others 3.5%
Votes
11,339
48.6% share
Winning margin
156
0.7% of votes
Total candidates
10
Turnout
66.9%
of 34,876

Patiala City was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.7% — fewer than 156 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

10 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JASWANT SINGH
AKAP
11,33948.6%
2
LACHHMAN DASS
INC
11,18347.9%
3
DALIP CHAND
BJS
3201.4%
4
SURAT RAM
SP
1690.7%
5
BHAGAT SINGH
IND
1180.5%
6
NIRMAL SODHI
IND
820.3%
7
PRAHLAD SINGH
IND
480.2%
8
SOHINDER SINGH
IND
340.1%
9
PURAN CHAND
IND
310.1%
10
SURINDER NATH
IND
200.1%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Low turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
0.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 0.7% · max 21.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
51%
lowerhigher
46th of 48

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.26
fewer partiesmore parties
33rd of 48

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.26EFFECTIVE PARTIES
AKAP 48.6%INC 47.9%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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