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Patiala and East Punjab States Union · Assembly Constituency 16 · 1954

Sunam

19511954

Winner — 1954

MAHESHINDER SINGH
INC· INC
INC 44.0%SAD(MG) 26.5%3 others 29.5%
Votes
8,559
44.0% share
Winning margin
3,400
17.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
68.5%
of 28,414

Sunam is a safe seat — MAHESHINDER SINGH won by 17.5%.

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All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MAHESHINDER SINGH
INC
8,55944.0%
2
CHANAN SINGH
SAD(MG)
5,15926.5%
3
PARATAP SINGH
CPI
5,15226.5%
4
SURAJ BHAN
PSP
4202.2%
5
JAI KARAN
IND
1770.9%

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 (9th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
17.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.3% · min 3.2% · max 17.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
9th of 48

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.99
fewer partiesmore parties
23rd of 48

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.99EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 44.0%SAD(MG) 26.5%CPI 26.5%OTH 3.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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