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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2012

Lahaul & Spiti

Assembly constituency 21 (ST) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2012

[01]Result · 2012

#21 · ST
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants6
Electors22,344
Votes polled16,885
Turnout75.6%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerRavi ThakurIndian National Congress10,18760.3% of votes
MARGIN3,696 votes · 21.9 pp10,187 − 6,491
Runner-upDr Ram Lal Markanda Bharatiya Janata Party6,49138.4% of votes
INC 61.1% of top-two votesBJP 38.9%

All candidates 6

  1. 01 Ravi ThakurINC10,187 60.3%
  2. 02 Dr Ram Lal MarkandaBJP6,491 38.4%
  3. 03 Baldev SinghAITC77 0.5%
  4. 04 Shamsher SinghIND57 0.3%
  5. 05 VijayBSP54 0.3%
  6. 06 GurdassLJP19 0.1%

Turnout 75.6%

025507510075.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 73.9%
Male 11,32850.7% Female 11,01649.3%

Share of 22,344 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males972
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 201273.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 16,885Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

  1. 2022
    8.6 pp
    Ravi ThakurIndian National Congress
  2. 2017
    8.7 pp
    Dr. Ram Lal MarkandaBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2012
    21.9 pp
    Ravi ThakurIndian National Congress
  4. 2007
    23.5 pp
    Jagat Prakash NaddaBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2003
    6.1 pp
    Tilak RajIndian National Congress
  6. 1998
    21.0 pp
    Jagat Prakash NaddaBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 1993
    6.6 pp
    Jagat Prakash NaddaBharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1990
    25.8 pp
    Sadaram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
  9. 1985
    1.6 pp
    Babu Ram GautamIndian National Congress
  10. 1982
    7.0 pp
    Sada Ram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
  11. 1977
    8.7 pp
    Anand ChandIndependent
  12. 1972
    27.2 pp
    Kishori LalIndian National Congress
  13. 1967
    1.9 pp
    D.SinghBharatiya Jana Sangh

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 27.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 98.8% of votes; the other 4 candidates 1.2% between them.

    (10,187 + 6,491) ÷ 16,885 = 98.8% · 207 ÷ 16,885 = 1.2%

  2. Turnout of 75.6% was 1.7 pp above the state's median seat (73.9%).

    75.6 − 73.9 = +1.7

  3. The margin narrowed from 23.5 pp in 2007 to 21.9 pp.

    21.9 − 23.5 = −1.6 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 6 candidate lines16,885
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled16,885
  • 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

Candidates6 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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