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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1996

Results board · 4 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
4
Constituencies
Majority
3
Seats needed of 4
Electors
35.37L
On the roll
Votes polled
20.36L
57.6% of electors
Median turnout
58.0%
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 54.3%4 seats · 100.0%
BJP 39.6%0 seats
CPI(M) 1.0%0 seats
RNP 0.7%0 seats
BSP 0.7%0 seats
Others 3.7%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

UPA 54.3%4 seats
NDA 39.6%0 seats
THIRD FRONT 1.4%0 seats
OTHERS 4.7%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 54.3% of votes into 100.0% of seats, a seat premium of 45.7 pp.

    4 ÷ 4 = 100.0% · 100.0 − 54.3 = +45.7

  2. BJP polled 39.6% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 4 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 39.6 = −39.6

  3. Hamirpur was decided by 15,113 votes, the closest of 4 seats; Mandi had the widest margin, 1,53,223.

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

  4. Turnout ran from 53.2% in Simla to 61.2% in Kangra; the median seat polled 58.0%.

    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
025507510058.0%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 375.0% of seats
60–70 125.0% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestSimla53.2%
  • HighestKangra61.2%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

4 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1996, all 4 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Simla K D Sultanpuri Indian National Congress 4,70,278 91,133 19.4 53.2
02 MandiWIDEST Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 5,30,204 1,53,223 28.9 58.3
03 Kangra Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 5,36,078 37,524 7.0 61.2
04 HamirpurSCCLOSEST Major General Vikram Singh (RETD) Indian National Congress 4,99,881 15,113 3.0 57.6
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 1,53,223 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1996 · 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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