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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1971

Results board · 4 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
4
Constituencies
Majority
3
Seats needed of 4
Electors
17.09L
On the roll
Votes polled
7.04L
41.2% of electors
Median turnout
40.5%
Median of 4 seats
INC lead
+1
Above majority · 4 − 3

[01]Seat matrix

4 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 4 seats: INC 4. Majority line at 3 seats. Hemicycle of 4 seats: INC 4. Majority line at 3 seats.
Majority · 3 of 4INC 4 · +1 above majority
INC 4100.0% Indian National Congress

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 75.8%4 seats · 100.0%
BJS 10.6%0 seats
LRP 5.0%0 seats
NCO 3.0%0 seats
CPI 1.6%0 seats
Others 4.0%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 75.8% of votes into 100.0% of seats, a seat premium of 24.2 pp.

    4 ÷ 4 = 100.0% · 100.0 − 75.8 = +24.2

  2. BJS polled 10.6% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 4 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 10.6 = −10.6

  3. Kangra was decided by 70,888 votes, the closest of 4 seats; Simla had the widest margin, 1,27,551.

    min / max of margin over 4 seats with a recorded margin

  4. Turnout ran from 36.5% in Mandi to 47.6% in Hamirpur; the median seat polled 40.5%.

    min / median / max over 4 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

4 of 4 seats carry a turnout
025507510040.5%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 4100.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 00.0% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestMandi36.5%
  • HighestHamirpur47.6%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

4 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1971, all 4 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
497 SimlaSCWIDEST Partap Singh Indian National Congress 1,60,840 1,27,551 79.3 38.3
498 Mandi Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 1,64,193 89,177 54.3 36.5
499 KangraCLOSEST Vikram Chand Indian National Congress 1,74,472 70,888 40.6 42.6
500 Hamirpur Narain Chand Indian National Congress 2,04,222 1,21,783 59.6 47.6
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,27,551 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1971 · Himachal Pradesh · 4 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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