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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1980

Results board · 4 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
4
Constituencies
Majority
3
Seats needed of 4
Electors
21.75L
On the roll
Votes polled
12.77L
58.7% of electors
Median turnout
59.2%
Median of 4 seats
INC lead
+1
Above majority · 4 − 3

[01]Seat matrix

4 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 4 seats: INC 4. Majority line at 3 seats. Hemicycle of 4 seats: INC 4. Majority line at 3 seats.
Majority · 3 of 4INC 4 · +1 above majority
INC 4100.0% Indian National Congress

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 52.1%4 seats · 100.0%
JNP 36.4%0 seats
JNP(S) 5.3%0 seats
CPI 1.9%0 seats
INC(U) 0.3%0 seats
Others 4.0%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 52.1% of votes into 100.0% of seats, a seat premium of 47.9 pp.

    4 ÷ 4 = 100.0% · 100.0 − 52.1 = +47.9

  2. JNP polled 36.4% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 4 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 36.4 = −36.4

  3. Kangra was decided by 30,930 votes, the closest of 4 seats; Hamirpur had the widest margin, 72,434.

    min / max of margin over 4 seats with a recorded margin

  4. Turnout ran from 52.0% in Simla to 64.0% in Kangra; the median seat polled 59.2%.

    min / median / max over 4 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

4 of 4 seats carry a turnout
025507510059.2%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 250.0% of seats
60–70 250.0% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestSimla52.0%
  • HighestKangra64.0%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

4 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1980, all 4 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 Simla Krishan Dutt Indian National Congress 2,72,407 35,134 12.9 52.0
02 Mandi Vir Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress 2,99,480 58,354 19.5 55.7
03 KangraCLOSEST Vikram Chand Mahajan Indian National Congress 3,36,786 30,930 9.2 64.0
04 HamirpurSCWIDEST Narain Chand Indian National Congress 3,68,376 72,434 19.7 62.7
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 72,434 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1980 · Himachal Pradesh · 4 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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