Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2012

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Assembly constituency 1 (SC) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2012

[01]Result · 2012

#1 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors61,120

Votes polled48,544

Turnout79.4%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerHans RajBharatiya Janata Party24,97851.5% of votes

MARGIN2,211 votes · 4.6 pp24,978 − 22,767

Runner-upSurinder Bhardwaj Indian National Congress22,76746.9% of votes

BJP 52.3% of top-two votesINC 47.7%

All candidates 3

01 Hans RajBJP24,978 51.5%
02 Surinder BhardwajINC22,767 46.9%
03 Kishan ChandBSP799 1.7%

Turnout 79.4%

Male 31,58751.7% Female 29,53348.3%

Share of 61,120 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males935
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 201273.9%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 48,544Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

2022
4.3 pp
Hans RajBharatiya Janata Party
2017
9.4 pp
Hans RajBharatiya Janata Party
2012
4.6 pp
Hans RajBharatiya Janata Party
2007
7.1 pp
Tejwant SinghBharatiya Janata Party
2003
21.1 pp
Jagat SinghIndian National Congress
1998
9.7 pp
Chet Ram NegiBharatiya Janata Party
1995
7.9 pp
Jagat Singh NegiIndian National Congress
1993
3.2 pp
Dev Raj NegiIndian National Congress
1990
21.4 pp
Thakur Sen NegiBharatiya Janata Party
1985
8.2 pp
Dev Raj NegiIndian National Congress
1982
15.2 pp
Thakur Sen NegiIndependent
1977
45.8 pp
Thakur Sen NegiIndependent
1972
42.8 pp
Thakur Sen NegiLok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
1967
76.6 pp
T.S.NegiIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 76.6 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 98.4% of votes; the other 1 candidate 1.6% between them.
(24,978 + 22,767) ÷ 48,544 = 98.4% · 799 ÷ 48,544 = 1.6%
Turnout of 79.4% was 5.5 pp above the state's median seat (73.9%).
79.4 − 73.9 = +5.5
The margin narrowed from 7.1 pp in 2007 to 4.6 pp.
4.6 − 7.1 = −2.5 pp
BJP held the seat it won in 2007.
2007 BJP · 2012 BJP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines48,544
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled48,544
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

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

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2012 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 68 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2012 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database