Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1972

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Assembly constituency 59 (SC) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1972

[01]Result · 1972

#59 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors32,755

Votes polled12,018

Turnout36.7%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerIslhar DassIndian National Congress7,00058.3% of votes

MARGIN3,787 votes · 31.5 pp7,000 − 3,213

Runner-upTalku Ram Communist Party of India3,21326.7% of votes

INC 68.5% of top-two votesCPI 31.5%

All candidates 3

01 Islhar DassINC7,000 58.3%
02 Talku RamCPI3,213 26.7%
03 Daru RassLRPHP1,805 15.0%

Turnout 36.7%

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 3 candidates = 12,018Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

2022
0.6 pp
Harshwardhan ChauhanIndian National Congress
2017
7.4 pp
Harshwardhan ChauhanIndian National Congress
2012
4.0 pp
Baldev Singh TomarBharatiya Janata Party
2007
11.0 pp
Hira LalIndependent
2003
13.4 pp
Mast RamIndian National Congress
1998
5.2 pp
Mansa RamHimachal Vikash Congress
1993
35.3 pp
Mast RamIndian National Congress
1990
49.9 pp
Joginder PalBharatiya Janata Party
1985
15.3 pp
Joginder PalBharatiya Janata Party
1982
8.0 pp
Mansha RamIndependent
1977
34.4 pp
Joginder PalJanata Party
1972
31.5 pp
Islhar DassIndian National Congress
1967
36.5 pp
G.RamIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 49.9 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 85.0% of votes; the other 1 candidate 15.0% between them.
(7,000 + 3,213) ÷ 12,018 = 85.0% · 1,805 ÷ 12,018 = 15.0%
Turnout of 36.7% was 12.1 pp below the state's median seat (48.8%).
36.7 − 48.8 = −12.1
The margin narrowed from 36.5 pp in 1967 to 31.5 pp.
31.5 − 36.5 = −5.0 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 3 candidate lines12,018
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled12,018
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

Candidates3 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