Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2012

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Assembly constituency 29 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2012

[01]Result · 2012

#29 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants4

Electors67,952

Votes polled57,772

Turnout85.0%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerJai Ram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party30,83753.4% of votes

MARGIN5,752 votes · 10.0 pp30,837 − 25,085

Runner-upTara Thakur Indian National Congress25,08543.4% of votes

BJP 55.1% of top-two votesINC 44.9%

All candidates 4

01 Jai Ram ThakurBJP30,837 53.4%
02 Tara ThakurINC25,085 43.4%
03 Jagdish KumarCPI(M)1,094 1.9%
04 Sunder LalBSP756 1.3%

Turnout 85.0%

Male 35,28351.9% Female 32,66948.1%

Share of 67,952 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males926
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 201273.9%
ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 57,772Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

2022
54.2 pp
Jai Ram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
2017
17.9 pp
Jai Ram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
2012
10.0 pp
Jai Ram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
2007
6.6 pp
Balbir SinghBharatiya Janata Party
2003
17.4 pp
Kuldeep KumarIndian National Congress
1998
10.1 pp
Kuldeep KumarIndian National Congress
1993
23.2 pp
Kuldeep KumarIndian National Congress
1990
25.4 pp
Sadhu RamBharatiya Janata Party
1985
22.8 pp
Milkhi RamIndian National Congress
1982
6.7 pp
Sadhu RamBharatiya Janata Party
1977
3.5 pp
Sadhu RamJanata Party
1972
24.7 pp
Sarla SharmaIndian National Congress
1967
15.9 pp
M.SinghIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 54.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 96.8% of votes; the other 2 candidates 3.2% between them.
(30,837 + 25,085) ÷ 57,772 = 96.8% · 1,850 ÷ 57,772 = 3.2%
Turnout of 85.0% was 11.1 pp above the state's median seat (73.9%).
85.0 − 73.9 = +11.1
The margin widened from 6.6 pp in 2007 to 10.0 pp.
10.0 − 6.6 = +3.4 pp
BJP held the seat it won in 2007.
2007 BJP · 2012 BJP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines57,772
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled57,772
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

Candidates4 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