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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Simla

Assembly constituency 13 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#13 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants9
Electors31,314
Votes polled14,147
Turnout45.2%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerDaulat Ram ChauhanBharatiya Jana Sangh5,99042.3% of votes
MARGIN555 votes · 3.9 pp5,990 − 5,435
Runner-upShiv Dutt Bhardwaj Indian National Congress5,43538.4% of votes
BJS 52.4% of top-two votesINC 47.6%

All candidates 9

  1. 01 Daulat Ram ChauhanBJS5,990 42.3%
  2. 02 Shiv Dutt BhardwajINC5,435 38.4%
  3. 03 Prithi ChandIND1,880 13.3%
  4. 04 Surrinder Singh AhujaIND263 1.9%
  5. 05 Inder Chand GuptaINCO184 1.3%
  6. 06 J. JacobSSPP169 1.2%
  7. 07 Kali Dass VasudevaIND112 0.8%
  8. 08 Comrade Joginder SinghIND70 0.5%
  9. 09 Basheshar DayalIND44 0.3%

Turnout 45.2%

025507510045.2%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 9 candidates = 14,147Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

  1. 2022
    4.9 pp
    Yadvinder GomaIndian National Congress
  2. 2017
    21.5 pp
    Ravinder KumarBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2012
    21.5 pp
    Yadvinder GomaIndian National Congress
  4. 2007
    16.1 pp
    Dr. Rajiv SaizalBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2003
    9.7 pp
    Raghu RajIndian National Congress
  6. 1998
    17.2 pp
    Raghu RajIndian National Congress
  7. 1993
    19.9 pp
    Raghu RajIndian National Congress
  8. 1990
    20.0 pp
    Satya Pal KambojBharatiya Janata Party
  9. 1985
    15.6 pp
    Raghu RajIndian National Congress
  10. 1982
    35.1 pp
    Raghu RajIndian National Congress
  11. 1977
    3.4 pp
    Chaman LalJanata Party
  12. 1972
    3.9 pp
    Daulat Ram ChauhanBharatiya Jana Sangh
  13. 1967
    23.1 pp
    N.RamIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed IND polled 1,880 votes, 3.4× the 555-vote margin.

    1,880 ÷ 555 = 3.4

  2. The top two polled 80.8% of votes; the other 7 candidates 19.2% between them.

    (5,990 + 5,435) ÷ 14,147 = 80.8% · 2,722 ÷ 14,147 = 19.2%

  3. Turnout of 45.2% was 3.6 pp below the state's median seat (48.8%).

    45.2 − 48.8 = −3.6

  4. The margin narrowed from 23.1 pp in 1967 to 3.9 pp.

    3.9 − 23.1 = −19.2 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: INC in 1967, BJS in 1972.

    1967 INC · 1972 BJS

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines14,147
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled14,147
  • 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

Candidates9 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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