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Patiala and East Punjab States Union · Assembly Constituency 9 · 19542 seats · 1 SC

Samana

19511954

Winner — 1954

SURINDER NATH
IND
Also elected — same seat
PRITAM SINGH
IND· 13,663 votes
IND 23.5%IND 23.2%7 others 53.2%
Votes
13,853
23.6% share
Winning margin
283
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
49.5%
of 59,482

Samana was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 283 votes separated winner from runner-up.

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All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SURINDER NATH
IND
13,85323.6%
2
PRITAM SINGH
IND
13,66323.2%
3
BHAJNA LAL
INC
13,57023.1%
4
GURDIAL SINGH
INC
12,72321.6%
5
JOGIDER SINGH
SAD(RG)
1,3262.3%
6
ROSHAN LAL
IND
1,1481.9%
7
DALIP SINGH
IND
1,0531.8%
8
AMAR NATH
IND
8821.5%
9
BHAGWAN SARUP
IND
6121.0%

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 (47th), a closer-than-average contest, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 3.2% · min 0.5% · max 5.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
49%
lowerhigher
47th of 48

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
4.74
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 48

How much NOTA?

SEAT
— NOT REPORTED

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
4.74EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 23.6%IND 23.2%INC 23.1%INC 21.6%OTH 8.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
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