Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

Lahaul Spiti

Assembly constituency 56 (ST) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#56 · ST

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants2

Electors12,305

Votes polled9,624

Turnout78.2%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerLataIndian National Congress5,35155.6% of votes

MARGIN1,078 votes · 11.2 pp5,351 − 4,273

Runner-upDevi Singh Independent4,27344.4% of votes

INC 55.6% of top-two votesIND 44.4%

All candidates 2

01 LataINC5,351 55.6%
02 Devi SinghIND4,273 44.4%

Turnout 78.2%

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 2 candidates = 9,624Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

2022
2.3 pp
Ajay SolankiIndian National Congress
2017
6.5 pp
Dr. Rajeev BindalBharatiya Janata Party
2012
24.0 pp
Rajeev BindalBharatiya Janata Party
2007
7.1 pp
Govind Singh ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
2003
11.4 pp
Raj Krishan GourIndian National Congress
1998
0.1 pp
Chander Sain ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
1993
16.7 pp
Raj Krishan GourIndian National Congress
1990
0.5 pp
Kunj Lal ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
1985
24.0 pp
Raj Krishan GourIndian National Congress
1982
4.7 pp
Kunj LalBharatiya Janata Party
1977
14.6 pp
Kunj LalJanata Party
1972
11.2 pp
LataIndian National Congress
1967
10.0 pp
P.RamIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 24.0 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

Turnout of 78.2% was 29.4 pp above the state's median seat (48.8%).
78.2 − 48.8 = +29.4
The margin widened from 10.0 pp in 1967 to 11.2 pp.
11.2 − 10.0 = +1.2 pp
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 2 candidate lines9,624
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled9,624
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

Candidates2 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