Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1957

Kangra

Parliamentary constituency 263 (GEN) · Punjab

State boardPunjab 1957

[01]Result · 1957

#263 · GEN

Poll date25 Feb 1957

Contestants7Candidate lines

Electors8,46,795

Votes polled2,86,822

Turnout16.9%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerDaljit SinghIndian National Congress73,78325.7% of votes

MARGINNot recorded

Runner-upNo runner-up on record

All candidates 7

01 Daljit SinghINC73,783 25.7%
01 Hem RajINC71,531 24.9%
03 Kultar ChandIND61,245 21.4%
04 Shankar SinghAISCF53,730 18.7%
05 Ram Nath KaliaIND15,739 5.5%
06 Bhagwan DassIND10,794 3.8%
07 Rup SinghIND0 0.0%

Turnout 16.9%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 17 seats, 195761.8%
ReconciliationΣ 7 candidates = 2,86,822Verified

Seat history 1957–1957

1957
Margin not recorded
Daljit SinghIndian National Congress

No contest on this seat carries a margin percentage.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 16.9% was 44.9 pp below the state's median seat (61.8%).
16.9 − 61.8 = −44.9

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 7 candidate lines2,86,822
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled2,86,822
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1957 · Punjab · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates7 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 17 seats on the Punjab Lok Sabha 1957 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database