Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

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Assembly constituency 31 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#31 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants4

Electors28,120

Votes polled15,363

Turnout54.6%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerKashmiri LalIndian National Congress12,21479.5% of votes

MARGIN9,855 votes · 64.2 pp12,214 − 2,359

Runner-upHoshiar Singh Independent2,35915.4% of votes

INC 83.8% of top-two votesIND 16.2%

All candidates 4

01 Kashmiri LalINC12,214 79.5%
02 Hoshiar SinghIND2,359 15.4%
03 Attar ChandIND416 2.7%
04 Inder SinghIND374 2.4%

Turnout 54.6%

Electors by sex are not recorded for this contest.

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 malesNot recorded
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 197248.8%
ReconciliationΣ 4 candidates = 15,363Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

2022
6.2 pp
Prakash Prem KumarBharatiya Janata Party
2017
10.1 pp
Prakash RanaIndependent
2012
9.7 pp
Gulab Singh ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
2007
11.2 pp
Mukesh AgnihotriIndian National Congress
2003
10.1 pp
Mukesh AgnihotriIndian National Congress
1998
5.4 pp
Jai Krishan SharmaBharatiya Janata Party
1993
8.2 pp
Vijay Kumar JoshiIndian National Congress
1990
21.5 pp
Kashmiri Lal JoshiBharatiya Janata Party
1985
1.6 pp
Vijay Kumar JoshiIndian National Congress
1982
4.1 pp
Vijay Kumar JoshiIndian National Congress
1977
27.4 pp
Vijay Kumar JoshiJanata Party
1972
64.2 pp
Kashmiri LalIndian National Congress
1967
20.2 pp
P.RamCommunist Party of India

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 64.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 94.9% of votes; the other 2 candidates 5.1% between them.
(12,214 + 2,359) ÷ 15,363 = 94.9% · 790 ÷ 15,363 = 5.1%
Turnout of 54.6% was 5.8 pp above the state's median seat (48.8%).
54.6 − 48.8 = +5.8
The margin widened from 20.2 pp in 1967 to 64.2 pp.
64.2 − 20.2 = +44.0 pp
The seat changed hands: CPI in 1967, INC in 1972.
1967 CPI · 1972 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 4 candidate lines15,363
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled15,363
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 1972 · 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 1972 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database