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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Doon

Assembly constituency 11 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#11 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants5
Electors25,414
Votes polled16,236
Turnout63.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerLekh RamIndian National Congress8,96555.2% of votes
MARGIN5,368 votes · 33.1 pp8,965 − 3,597
Runner-upLaxaman Singh Independent3,59722.2% of votes
INC 71.4% of top-two votesIND 28.6%

All candidates 5

  1. 01 Lekh RamINC8,965 55.2%
  2. 02 Laxaman SinghIND3,597 22.2%
  3. 03 Hari DassINCO1,728 10.6%
  4. 04 Ram Partap ChandelIND1,515 9.3%
  5. 05 Sarban SinghBJS431 2.7%

Turnout 63.9%

025507510063.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 48.8%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 197248.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 5 candidates = 16,236Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

  1. 2022
    3.0 pp
    Bikram SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2017
    3.7 pp
    Bikram SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2012
    13.0 pp
    Bikram SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2007
    6.9 pp
    Vinod KumariBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2003
    5.1 pp
    Lajja RamIndian National Congress
  6. 1998
    7.4 pp
    Lajja RamIndian National Congress
  7. 1993
    1.5 pp
    Lajja RamIndian National Congress
  8. 1990
    24.5 pp
    Chaudhary Lajja RamJanata Dal
  9. 1985
    5.4 pp
    Ram Pratap ChandelIndian National Congress
  10. 1982
    29.7 pp
    Ram Partap ChandelIndian National Congress
  11. 1977
    11.6 pp
    Ram PratapIndependent
  12. 1972
    33.1 pp
    Lekh RamIndian National Congress
  13. 1967
    8.0 pp
    L.RamIndependent

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 33.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 77.4% of votes; the other 3 candidates 22.6% between them.

    (8,965 + 3,597) ÷ 16,236 = 77.4% · 3,674 ÷ 16,236 = 22.6%

  2. Turnout of 63.9% was 15.1 pp above the state's median seat (48.8%).

    63.9 − 48.8 = +15.1

  3. The margin widened from 8.0 pp in 1967 to 33.1 pp.

    33.1 − 8.0 = +25.1 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: IND in 1967, INC in 1972.

    1967 IND · 1972 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines16,236
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled16,236
  • 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 1972 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates5 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 68 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1972 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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