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Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1972

Results board · 68 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
68
Constituencies
Majority
35
Seats needed of 68
Electors
18.05L
On the roll
Votes polled
8.78L
48.6% of electors
Median turnout
48.8%
Median of 68 seats
INC lead
+18
Above majority · 53 − 35

[01]Seat matrix

68 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 53, IND 7, BJS 5, LRPHP 2, CPI(M) 1. Majority line at 35 seats. Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 53, IND 7, BJS 5, LRPHP 2, CPI(M) 1. Majority line at 35 seats.
Majority · 35 of 68INC 53 · +18 above majority
INC 5377.9% Indian National Congress
IND 710.3% Independents
BJS 57.4% Bharatiya Jana Sangh
LRPHP 22.9% Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh
CPI(M) 11.5% Communist Party of India (Marxist)

[02]Vote share

Not in the source

The source carries no state-level vote share for Himachal Pradesh 1972.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Shahpur was decided by 74 votes, the closest of 68 seats; Jubbal Kotkhai had the widest margin, 14,441.

    min / max of margin over 68 seats with a recorded margin

  2. 2 seats were won by a margin under 1%; INC won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 2 of 68 · INC 1

  3. In SC-reserved seats INC won 13 of 16 (81.3%), against 77.9% of all seats.

    13 ÷ 16 = 81.3% · 53 ÷ 68 = 77.9%

  4. Turnout ran from 27.2% in Bhattiyat to 78.2% in Lahaul Spiti; the median seat polled 48.8%.

    min / median / max over 68 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

68 of 68 seats carry a turnout
025507510048.8%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 3957.4% of seats
50–60 2130.9% of seats
60–70 68.8% of seats
70–80 22.9% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestBhattiyat27.2%
  • HighestLahaul Spiti78.2%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

68 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1972, all 68 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KinnaurST Thakur Sen Negi Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh 18,057 7,735 42.8 70.6
02 RampurSC Nek Ram Negi Indian National Congress 10,898 6,827 62.6 43.4
03 Rohru Amrit Singh Rathore Indian National Congress 10,121 552 5.5 34.7
04 Jubbal KotkhaiWIDEST Ram Lal Indian National Congress 16,201 14,441 89.1 64.7
05 Chopal Kewal Ram Chauhan Indian National Congress 10,559 7,682 72.8 43.4
06 Kumarsain Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Independent 14,678 118 0.8 64.9
07 Theog Lal Chand Stokes Indian National Congress 14,044 2,773 19.8 58.8
08 KasumptiSC Shonkia Ram Kashyap Indian National Congress 9,482 6,007 63.4 38.2
09 Arki Hira Singh Pal Lok Raj Party Himachal Pradesh 11,724 610 5.2 49.2
10 SolanSC Krishan Datt Independent 10,602 984 9.3 39.2
11 Doon Lekh Ram Indian National Congress 16,236 5,368 33.1 63.9
12 Nalagarh Arjan Singh Indian National Congress 15,978 3,976 24.9 59.7
13 Simla Daulat Ram Chauhan Bharatiya Jana Sangh 14,147 555 3.9 45.2
14 KandaghatSC Bhagwan Singh Indian National Congress 9,639 4,033 41.8 38.5
15 PachhadSC Zalam Singh Indian National Congress 10,636 5,764 54.2 40.4
16 Rainka Yeshwant Singh Parmar Indian National Congress 13,000 11,280 86.8 49.4
17 Shillai Guman Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress 13,262 8,348 63.0 49.3
18 Paonta Doon Hirendra Singh Indian National Congress 14,253 2,355 16.5 58.8
19 Nahan Sunder Singh Thakar Indian National Congress 12,150 6,293 51.8 52.8
20 Kotkehloor Kuldeep Singh Indian National Congress 10,562 695 6.6 49.3
21 Bilaspur Kishori Lal Indian National Congress 10,855 2,954 27.2 41.9
22 GeharwinSC Nikku Ram Indian National Congress 9,418 862 9.2 37.9
23 Ghumarwin Sita Ram Indian National Congress 12,791 5,103 39.9 45.0
24 Hamirpur Ramesh Chand Verma Indian National Congress 14,155 1,122 7.9 52.5
25 Bamsan Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 12,868 1,566 12.2 56.9
26 MewaSC Dharam Singh Indian National Congress 13,551 3,069 22.7 46.0
27 Nadaunta Bishan Dutt Lakhan Pal Indian National Congress 14,353 5,520 38.5 54.7
28 Nadaun Babu Ram Indian National Congress 15,556 1,627 10.5 58.2
29 Kutlehar Sarla Sharma Indian National Congress 17,243 4,257 24.7 59.4
30 Santokhgarh Ram Rakha Indian National Congress 16,126 1,042 6.5 61.8
31 Beet Kashmiri Lal Indian National Congress 15,363 9,855 64.2 54.6
32 Una Parkash Chand Indian National Congress 15,412 5,558 36.1 55.4
33 GagretSC Mehnga Singh Indian National Congress 14,226 8,676 61.0 46.3
34 Chintpurni Onkar Chand Indian National Congress 13,623 1,817 13.3 46.7
35 Jawalamukhi Mela Ram Independent 18,508 5,452 29.5 64.5
36 GarliSC Dalip Singh Indian National Congress 11,176 263 2.4 44.5
37 Jaswan Salig Ram Indian National Congress 11,310 2,224 19.7 39.1
38 Mangwal Churamani Indian National Congress 11,883 1,240 10.4 43.3
39 Jawali Vikram Singh Indian National Congress 13,820 9,199 66.6 56.1
40 GangathSC Dhinoo Ram Indian National Congress 13,627 3,902 28.6 55.7
41 Nurpur Kewal Singh Independent 14,215 1,130 8.0 60.5
42 ShahpurCLOSEST Kultar Chand Rana Indian National Congress 10,329 74 0.7 40.6
43 Dharamsala Chander Verker Indian National Congress 10,225 190 1.9 48.8
44 Kangra Hari Ram Indian National Congress 10,979 973 8.9 43.7
45 Nagrota Hardayal Indian National Congress 10,737 2,869 26.7 39.9
46 Palampur Kunj Behari Lal Indian National Congress 8,219 4,416 53.7 38.0
47 Sulah Durga Chand Bharatiya Jana Sangh 9,107 1,955 21.5 36.8
48 RajgirSC Wazir Indian National Congress 8,261 1,076 13.0 31.8
49 Khera Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Jana Sangh 11,852 1,015 8.6 46.7
50 Baijnath Sant Ram Indian National Congress 11,088 6,740 60.8 43.2
51 Bhattiyat Padma Indian National Congress 6,840 806 11.8 27.2
52 Banikhet Des Raj Indian National Congress 12,842 7,451 58.0 45.5
53 RajnagarSC Vidhya Dhar Indian National Congress 10,521 6,924 65.8 33.9
54 Chamba Kishori Lal Bharatiya Jana Sangh 16,465 244 1.5 52.3
55 BharmourST Shiri Ram Indian National Congress 10,026 7,416 74.0 53.1
56 Lahaul SpitiST Lata Indian National Congress 9,624 1,078 11.2 78.2
57 Kulu Lal Chand Prarthi Indian National Congress 17,847 4,170 23.4 52.4
58 Inner Seraj Dile Ram Shabab Indian National Congress 17,310 2,714 15.7 52.3
59 Outer SerajSC Islhar Dass Indian National Congress 12,018 3,787 31.5 36.7
60 KarsogSC Mansha Ram Indian National Congress 11,270 4,596 40.8 36.4
61 Chachiot Karam Singh Indian National Congress 14,276 5,521 38.7 48.0
62 Sundernagar Ganga Singh Bharatiya Jana Sangh 21,519 1,600 7.4 55.0
63 BalhSC Tulsi Ram Communist Party of India (Marxist) 15,123 517 3.4 51.6
64 Gopalpur Rangila Ram Independent 14,524 4,257 29.3 52.2
65 Dharampur Bhikhamram Independent 13,089 1,057 8.1 48.7
66 ChauntraSC Ram Singh Independent 8,579 5,386 62.8 36.8
67 Joginder Nagar Prakash Chandra Indian National Congress 9,878 392 4.0 44.0
68 Mandi Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 19,389 3,050 15.7 57.2
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 14,441 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1972 · Himachal Pradesh · 68 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesThe source has no state-level summary for this election

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