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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1985

Sultanpur

Assembly constituency 42 (GEN) · Punjab

State boardPunjab 1985

[01]Result · 1985

#42 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants6
Electors63,469
Votes polled52,980
Turnout83.5%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerBachan SinghShiromani Akali Dal26,43151.6% of votes
MARGIN2,389 votes · 4.5 pp26,431 − 24,042
Runner-upGurmail Singh Indian National Congress24,04246.9% of votes
SAD 52.4% of top-two votesINC 47.6%

All candidates 6

  1. 01 Bachan SinghSAD26,431 51.6%
  2. 02 Gurmail SinghINC24,042 46.9%
  3. 03 Sawaran SinghIND257 0.5%
  4. 04 Kamal KumarIND252 0.5%
  5. 05 Mehar Singh ToraIND155 0.3%
  6. 06 Sewa SinghIND131 0.3%

Turnout 83.5%

025507510083.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 67.8%
Male 39,73362.6% Female 23,73637.4%

Share of 63,469 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males597
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 117 seats, 198567.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 51,268Residual 1,712

Seat history 2022–1962

  1. 2022
    17.2 pp
    Dr.Ravjot SinghAam Aadmi Party
  2. 2017
    3.1 pp
    Pawan Kumar AdiaIndian National Congress
  3. 2012
    4.7 pp
    Mohinder Kaur JoshShiromani Akali Dal
  4. 2007
    12.0 pp
    Upinderjit KaurShiromani Akali Dal
  5. 2002
    6.7 pp
    Upinderjit KaurShiromani Akali Dal
  6. 1997
    27.2 pp
    Upinderjit KaurShiromani Akali Dal
  7. 1992
    9.0 pp
    Gurmail SinghIndian National Congress
  8. 1985
    4.5 pp
    Bachan SinghShiromani Akali Dal
  9. 1980
    13.2 pp
    Atma SinghShiromani Akali Dal
  10. 1977
    34.2 pp
    Atma SinghShiromani Akali Dal
  11. 1972
    15.6 pp
    Kundan SinghIndian National Congress
  12. 1969
    8.3 pp
    Balbir SinghSikkim Sangram Parishad
  13. 1967
    8.1 pp
    B. SinghSikkim Sangram Parishad
  14. 1962
    9.7 pp
    Ram DhariHariyana Lok Samiti

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 34.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 95.3% of votes; the other 4 candidates 1.5% between them.

    (26,431 + 24,042) ÷ 52,980 = 95.3% · 795 ÷ 52,980 = 1.5%

  2. Turnout of 83.5% was 15.7 pp above the state's median seat (67.8%).

    83.5 − 67.8 = +15.7

  3. The margin narrowed from 13.2 pp in 1980 to 4.5 pp.

    4.5 − 13.2 = −8.7 pp

  4. SAD held the seat it won in 1980.

    1980 SAD · 1985 SAD

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines51,268
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled52,980
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 1,712

Candidate votes miss the published total by 1,712, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1985 · Punjab · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates6 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 117 seats on the Punjab Vidhan Sabha 1985 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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