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Dharamshala

Assembly constituency 18 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2012

[01]Result · 2012

#18 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants14
Electors64,598
Votes polled47,579
Turnout73.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerSudhir SharmaIndian National Congress21,24144.6% of votes
MARGIN5,000 votes · 10.5 pp21,241 − 16,241
Runner-upKishan Kapoor Bharatiya Janata Party16,24134.1% of votes
INC 56.7% of top-two votesBJP 43.3%

All candidates 14

  1. 01 Sudhir SharmaINC21,241 44.6%
  2. 02 Kishan KapoorBJP16,241 34.1%
  3. 03 Kamla PatiyalIND3,580 7.5%
  4. 04 Amar Dass (NIKKU PUROHIT)IND2,269 4.8%
  5. 05 Ashwani Kajal ChaudharyIND1,452 3.1%
  6. 06 Subhash Chand ShuklaIND649 1.4%
  7. 07 Sudershan AngariaBSP458 1.0%
  8. 08 Jagdish ChandCPI(M)402 0.8%
  9. 09 Chinta HarAITC334 0.7%
  10. 10 Gulshan KumarNCP271 0.6%
  11. 11 Suraksha DeviLJP263 0.6%
  12. 12 Atul BhardwajIND187 0.4%
  13. 13 Naresh Pal SinghIND143 0.3%
  14. 14 Bal Raj SharmaSP89 0.2%

Turnout 73.7%

025507510073.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 73.9%
Male 33,69352.2% Female 30,90547.8%

Share of 64,598 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males917
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 201273.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 14 candidates = 47,579Verified

Seat history 2024–1967

  1. 2024
    Margin not recorded
    Sudhir SharmaBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2022
    5.5 pp
    Sudhir SharmaIndian National Congress
  3. 2019
    12.8 pp
    Vishal NehriaBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2017
    5.3 pp
    Kishan KapoorBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2012
    10.5 pp
    Sudhir SharmaIndian National Congress
  6. 2007
    7.7 pp
    Sukh RamBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 2003
    10.3 pp
    Sukh RamBharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1998
    5.1 pp
    Rattan SinghIndian National Congress
  9. 1993
    12.8 pp
    Rattan SinghIndian National Congress
  10. 1990
    15.7 pp
    Fateh SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  11. 1985
    17.0 pp
    Kush ParmarIndian National Congress
  12. 1982
    8.9 pp
    Kush ParmarIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    13.0 pp
    Milkh RajIndependent
  14. 1972
    16.5 pp
    Hirendra SinghIndian National Congress
  15. 1967
    11.5 pp
    D.R.ShankhyanIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 17.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 78.8% of votes; the other 12 candidates 21.2% between them.

    (21,241 + 16,241) ÷ 47,579 = 78.8% · 10,097 ÷ 47,579 = 21.2%

  2. Turnout of 73.7% was 0.2 pp below the state's median seat (73.9%).

    73.7 − 73.9 = −0.2

  3. The margin widened from 7.7 pp in 2007 to 10.5 pp.

    10.5 − 7.7 = +2.8 pp

  4. The seat changed hands: BJP in 2007, INC in 2012.

    2007 BJP · 2012 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 14 candidate lines47,579
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled47,579
  • 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

Candidates14 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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