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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1980

Simla

Parliamentary constituency 1 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1980

[01]Result · 1980

#1 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants4Candidate lines
Electors5,23,977
Votes polled2,72,407
Turnout52.0%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerKrishan DuttIndian National Congress1,36,84150.2% of votes
MARGIN35,134 votes · 12.9 pp1,36,841 − 1,01,707
Runner-upBalak Ram Janata Party1,01,70737.3% of votes
INC 57.4% of top-two votesJNP 42.6%

All candidates 4

  1. 01 Krishan DuttINC1,36,841 50.2%
  2. 02 Balak RamJNP1,01,707 37.3%
  3. 03 Virender KashyapJPS28,347 10.4%
  4. 04 Surender Singh BanoltaIND1,391 0.5%

Turnout 52.0%

025507510052.0%TURNOUT◦ state median 59.2%
Male 2.77 lakh52.9% Female 2.47 lakh47.1%

Share of 5,23,977 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males891
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 4 seats, 198059.2%
  • ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 2,68,286Residual 4,121

Seat history 2024–1977

  1. 2024
    24.3 pp
    Dr Rajeev BhardwajBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    47.4 pp
    Kishan KapoorBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2014
    21.3 pp
    Shanta KumarBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2009
    3.1 pp
    Dr. Rajan SushantBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2004
    20.6 pp
    Dhani Ram ShandilIndian National Congress
  6. 1999
    9.3 pp
    Lt. Col. Dhani Ram ShandilHimachal Vikash Congress
  7. 1998
    6.6 pp
    Karishan Datt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  8. 1996
    19.4 pp
    K D SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  9. 1991
    11.5 pp
    Krishan Dutt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  10. 1989
    13.4 pp
    Krishan Dutt Sultan PuriIndian National Congress
  11. 1984
    63.4 pp
    Krishan Dutt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    12.9 pp
    Krishan DuttIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    31.9 pp
    Balak RamBharatiya Lok Dal

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 63.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 87.6% of votes; the other 2 candidates 10.9% between them.

    (1,36,841 + 1,01,707) ÷ 2,72,407 = 87.6% · 29,738 ÷ 2,72,407 = 10.9%

  2. Turnout of 52.0% was 7.2 pp below the state's median seat (59.2%).

    52.0 − 59.2 = −7.2

  3. The margin narrowed from 31.9 pp in 1977 to 12.9 pp.

    12.9 − 31.9 = −19.0 pp

  4. Balak Ram, the 1977 winner, finished second in 1980.

    1977 winner name = 1980 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines2,68,286
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled2,72,407
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 4,121

Candidate votes miss the published total by 4,121, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1980 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates4 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 4 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1980 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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