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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Shahpur

Assembly constituency 42 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#42 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants6
Electors25,424
Votes polled10,329
Turnout40.6%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerKultar Chand RanaIndian National Congress3,47433.6% of votes
MARGIN74 votes · 0.7 pp3,474 − 3,400
Runner-upBishan Dass Independent3,40032.9% of votes
INC 50.5% of top-two votesIND 49.5%

All candidates 6

  1. 01 Kultar Chand RanaINC3,474 33.6%
  2. 02 Bishan DassIND3,400 32.9%
  3. 03 Rajinder PaulIND1,214 11.8%
  4. 04 Des RajIND1,052 10.2%
  5. 05 Bansi LalIND829 8.0%
  6. 06 Kuldip SinghIND360 3.5%

Turnout 40.6%

025507510040.6%TURNOUT◦ state median 48.8%

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 6 candidates = 10,329Verified

Seat history 2024–1967

  1. 2024
    Margin not recorded
    Rakesh KaliaIndian National Congress
  2. 2022
    23.7 pp
    Chaitanya SharmaIndian National Congress
  3. 2017
    15.7 pp
    Rajesh ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2012
    9.6 pp
    Rakesh KaliaIndian National Congress
  5. 2007
    3.2 pp
    Atma RamBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 2003
    3.5 pp
    Atma RamBharatiya Janata Party
  7. 1998
    11.1 pp
    Atma RamBharatiya Janata Party
  8. 1993
    17.1 pp
    Milkhi Ram GomaIndian National Congress
  9. 1990
    22.4 pp
    Atma RamBharatiya Janata Party
  10. 1985
    16.0 pp
    Milkhi Ram GomaIndian National Congress
  11. 1982
    13.6 pp
    Milkhi Ram GomaIndian National Congress
  12. 1977
    12.8 pp
    Guler ChandJanata Party
  13. 1972
    0.7 pp
    Kultar Chand RanaIndian National Congress
  14. 1967
    8.6 pp
    R.ChandraIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 23.7 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed IND polled 1,214 votes, 16× the 74-vote margin.

    1,214 ÷ 74 = 16.4

  2. The top two polled 66.6% of votes; the other 4 candidates 33.4% between them.

    (3,474 + 3,400) ÷ 10,329 = 66.6% · 3,455 ÷ 10,329 = 33.4%

  3. Turnout of 40.6% was 8.2 pp below the state's median seat (48.8%).

    40.6 − 48.8 = −8.2

  4. The margin narrowed from 8.6 pp in 1967 to 0.7 pp.

    0.7 − 8.6 = −7.9 pp

  5. INC held the seat it won in 1967.

    1967 INC · 1972 INC

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines10,329
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled10,329
  • 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

Candidates6 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

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