Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

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Assembly constituency 47 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#47 · GEN

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants5

Electors24,722

Votes polled9,107

Turnout36.8%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerDurga ChandBharatiya Jana Sangh4,76552.3% of votes

MARGIN1,955 votes · 21.5 pp4,765 − 2,810

Runner-upShambhoo Singh Indian National Congress2,81030.9% of votes

BJS 62.9% of top-two votesINC 37.1%

All candidates 5

01 Durga ChandBJS4,765 52.3%
02 Shambhoo SinghINC2,810 30.9%
03 Prakash ChandIND948 10.4%
04 Pritam PahariaIND293 3.2%
05 Sita RamIND291 3.2%

Turnout 36.8%

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 5 candidates = 9,107Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

2022
8.3 pp
Rajesh DharmaniIndian National Congress
2017
17.5 pp
Rajinder GargBharatiya Janata Party
2012
6.1 pp
Rajesh DharmaniIndian National Congress
2007
17.6 pp
Sarveen ChoudharyBharatiya Janata Party
2003
8.8 pp
Major Vijay Singh MankotiaIndian National Congress
1998
7.0 pp
Sarveen ChoudharyBharatiya Janata Party
1993
3.5 pp
Vijay Singh MankotiaIndian National Congress
1990
14.3 pp
Vijai Singh MankotiaJanata Dal
1985
26.6 pp
Vijay SinghIndian National Congress
1982
20.0 pp
Vijai SinghIndependent
1977
28.6 pp
Ram RattanJanata Party
1972
21.5 pp
Durga ChandBharatiya Jana Sangh
1967
40.1 pp
K.LalBharatiya Jana Sangh

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 40.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 83.2% of votes; the other 3 candidates 16.8% between them.
(4,765 + 2,810) ÷ 9,107 = 83.2% · 1,532 ÷ 9,107 = 16.8%
Turnout of 36.8% was 12.0 pp below the state's median seat (48.8%).
36.8 − 48.8 = −12.0
The margin narrowed from 40.1 pp in 1967 to 21.5 pp.
21.5 − 40.1 = −18.6 pp
BJS held the seat it won in 1967.
1967 BJS · 1972 BJS

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 5 candidate lines9,107
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled9,107
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

Candidates5 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