Election
Constituency

3. Qadian

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Punjab Assembly Election, 1980

PB-QADIAN

SAD 48.7%won by 2.6%INC 46.1%

What changed here

Derived

Shiromani Akali Dal held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 17.2% to 2.6%.

  • Won on a lower shareIts own vote share fell 9.3% — it held because the rest of the vote was more divided.
  • Multi-cornered3 candidates cleared 5% — a genuinely multi-cornered fight.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
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not in source
Turnout
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not in source
Valid votes
61,347
Margin
1,612
2.63%

Since 1977

Derived
Winner then
SAD
Winner now
SAD
SAD–INC swing
−14.6%
SAD share
58.0% → 48.7%
INC share
40.8% → 46.1%
Turnout
— → —