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Balh

Assembly constituency 34 (SC) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2012

[01]Result · 2012

#34 · SC
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants9
Electors65,451
Votes polled50,768
Turnout77.6%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerPrakash ChaudharyIndian National Congress20,04339.5% of votes
MARGIN3,116 votes · 6.1 pp20,043 − 16,927
Runner-upInder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party16,92733.3% of votes
INC 54.2% of top-two votesBJP 45.8%

All candidates 9

  1. 01 Prakash ChaudharyINC20,043 39.5%
  2. 02 Inder SinghBJP16,927 33.3%
  3. 03 Mahant RamIND9,023 17.8%
  4. 04 Sanjay Kumar SurehaliIND2,487 4.9%
  5. 05 Paras RamCPI(M)600 1.2%
  6. 06 Netar SinghHLP518 1.0%
  7. 07 Parshotam RamBSP488 1.0%
  8. 08 Padam SinghHSP343 0.7%
  9. 09 Shakuntala DeviAITC339 0.7%

Turnout 77.6%

025507510077.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 73.9%
Male 33,05850.5% Female 32,39349.5%

Share of 65,451 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males980
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 201273.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 9 candidates = 50,768Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

  1. 2022
    2.0 pp
    Inder SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2017
    22.4 pp
    Inder SinghBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2012
    6.1 pp
    Prakash ChaudharyIndian National Congress
  4. 2007
    6.4 pp
    Rakesh PathaniaIndependent
  5. 2003
    15.9 pp
    Sat MahajanIndian National Congress
  6. 1998
    4.9 pp
    Rakesh PathaniaBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 1996
    2.5 pp
    Ranjit Singh BakshashiIndian National Congress
  8. 1993
    32.8 pp
    Sat MahajanIndian National Congress
  9. 1990
    8.2 pp
    Kewal SinghJanata Dal
  10. 1985
    25.6 pp
    Sat MahajanIndian National Congress
  11. 1982
    10.7 pp
    Sat MahajanIndian National Congress
  12. 1977
    6.0 pp
    Sant MahajanIndian National Congress
  13. 1972
    13.3 pp
    Onkar ChandIndian National Congress
  14. 1967
    35.4 pp
    D.ChandBharatiya Jana Sangh

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 35.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed IND polled 9,023 votes, 2.9× the 3,116-vote margin.

    9,023 ÷ 3,116 = 2.9

  2. The top two polled 72.8% of votes; the other 7 candidates 27.2% between them.

    (20,043 + 16,927) ÷ 50,768 = 72.8% · 13,798 ÷ 50,768 = 27.2%

  3. Turnout of 77.6% was 3.7 pp above the state's median seat (73.9%).

    77.6 − 73.9 = +3.7

  4. The margin narrowed from 6.4 pp in 2007 to 6.1 pp.

    6.1 − 6.4 = −0.3 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: IND in 2007, INC in 2012.

    2007 IND · 2012 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 9 candidate lines50,768
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled50,768
  • 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

Candidates9 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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