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Kangra

Assembly constituency 16 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2012

[01]Result · 2012

#16 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants8
Electors68,243
Votes polled50,457
Turnout73.9%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerPawan KajalIndependent14,63229.0% of votes
MARGIN563 votes · 1.1 pp14,632 − 14,069
Runner-upChoudhary Surender Kumar Indian National Congress14,06927.9% of votes
IND 51.0% of top-two votesINC 49.0%

All candidates 8

  1. 01 Pawan KajalIND14,632 29.0%
  2. 02 Choudhary Surender KumarINC14,069 27.9%
  3. 03 Sanjay ChaudharyBJP11,700 23.2%
  4. 04 Dr. Rajesh SharmaIND7,966 15.8%
  5. 05 Aman GuleriaCPI636 1.3%
  6. 06 Ram Swaroop VermaHSP521 1.0%
  7. 07 Vijay Kumar BhariBSP517 1.0%
  8. 08 Ram Niwash YadavSP416 0.8%

Turnout 73.9%

025507510073.9%TURNOUT◦ state median 73.9%
Male 35,10051.4% Female 33,14348.6%

Share of 68,243 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males944
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 201273.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 50,457Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

  1. 2022
    31.5 pp
    Pawan Kumar KajalBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2017
    10.7 pp
    Pawan Kumar KajalIndian National Congress
  3. 2012
    1.1 pp
    Pawan KajalIndependent
  4. 2011
    9.0 pp
    Hirdaya RamBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2007
    8.2 pp
    Dr. Prem SinghIndian National Congress
  6. 2003
    17.4 pp
    Dr. Prem SinghIndian National Congress
  7. 1998
    35.1 pp
    Prem SinghIndian National Congress
  8. 1993
    13.2 pp
    Prem SinghIndian National Congress
  9. 1990
    10.5 pp
    Roop SinghJanata Dal
  10. 1985
    41.2 pp
    Prem SinghIndian National Congress
  11. 1982
    30.6 pp
    Prem SinghIndian National Congress
  12. 1977
    29.3 pp
    Roop SinghJanata Party
  13. 1972
    86.8 pp
    Yeshwant Singh ParmarIndian National Congress
  14. 1967
    47.5 pp
    G.S.ChauhanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 86.8 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed BJP polled 11,700 votes, 21× the 563-vote margin.

    11,700 ÷ 563 = 20.8

  2. The top two polled 56.9% of votes; the other 6 candidates 43.1% between them.

    (14,632 + 14,069) ÷ 50,457 = 56.9% · 21,756 ÷ 50,457 = 43.1%

  3. Turnout of 73.9% matched the state's median seat.

    73.9 − 73.9 = 0.0

  4. The margin narrowed from 9.0 pp in 2011 to 1.1 pp.

    1.1 − 9.0 = −7.9 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: BJP in 2011, IND in 2012.

    2011 BJP · 2012 IND

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines50,457
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled50,457
  • 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

Candidates8 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

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