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Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1982

Results board · 68 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
68
Constituencies
Majority
35
Seats needed of 68
Electors
22.12L
On the roll
Votes polled
15.72L
71.1% of electors
Median turnout
72.1%
Median of 68 seats
INC short
−4
Below majority · 31 − 35

[01]Seat matrix

68 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 31, BJP 29, IND 6, JNP 2. Majority line at 35 seats. Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 31, BJP 29, IND 6, JNP 2. Majority line at 35 seats.
Majority · 35 of 68INC 31 · 4 short of majority
INC 3145.6% Indian National Congress
BJP 2942.6% Bharatiya Janata Party
IND 68.8% Independents
JNP 22.9% Janata Party

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 42.5%31 seats · 45.6%
BJP 35.2%29 seats · 42.6%
JNP 4.8%2 seats · 2.9%
CPI 1.7%0 seats
LKD 1.5%0 seats
Others 14.3%6 seats · 8.8%

Vote share not published

  • IND6 seats

The published shares sum to 100.0%, so these parties' votes sit inside Others.

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 42.5% of votes into 45.6% of seats, a seat premium of 3.1 pp.

    31 ÷ 68 = 45.6% · 45.6 − 42.5 = +3.1

  2. Rajnagar was decided by 42 votes, the closest of 68 seats; Jubbal-Kotkhai had the widest margin, 17,425.

    min / max of margin over 68 seats with a recorded margin

  3. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; BJP won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 68 · BJP 1

  4. In SC-reserved seats INC won 6 of 16 (37.5%), against 45.6% of all seats.

    6 ÷ 16 = 37.5% · 31 ÷ 68 = 45.6%

  5. Turnout ran from 56.9% in Rainka to 83.5% in Nurpur; the median seat polled 72.1%.

    min / median / max over 68 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

68 of 68 seats carry a turnout
025507510072.1%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 11.5% of seats
60–70 2841.2% of seats
70–80 3551.5% of seats
≥ 80% 45.9% of seats
  • LowestRainka56.9%
  • HighestNurpur83.5%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

68 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1982, all 68 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KinnaurST Thakur Sen Negi Independent 22,315 3,383 15.2 72.6
02 RampurSC Singhi Ram Indian National Congress 22,276 6,491 29.1 69.0
03 Rohru Satya Dev Bushehari Indian National Congress 24,243 5,147 21.2 67.8
04 Jubbal-KotkhaiWIDEST Ram Lal Indian National Congress 24,570 17,425 70.9 80.2
05 Chopal Kewal Ram Chauhan Indian National Congress 21,500 4,294 20.0 73.5
06 Kumarsain Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 24,218 4,739 19.6 75.6
07 Theog Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 24,049 4,895 20.4 79.5
08 Simla Daulat Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 25,122 2,945 11.7 66.0
09 KasumptiSC Balak Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 22,821 1,358 6.0 65.5
10 Arki Nagin Chander Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 20,538 2,219 10.8 72.3
11 Doon Ram Partap Chandel Indian National Congress 23,520 6,997 29.7 80.7
12 Nalagarh Vijayander Singh Indian National Congress 26,798 9,241 34.5 77.2
13 KasauliSC Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 18,226 6,404 35.1 64.5
14 Solan Rama Nand Bharatiya Janata Party 21,088 2,816 13.4 65.8
15 PachhadSC Gangu Ram Independent 20,749 4,662 22.5 66.1
16 RainkaSC Prem Singh Indian National Congress 18,158 5,556 30.6 56.9
17 Shillai Guman Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress 23,878 2,661 11.1 76.2
18 Paonta Doon Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 26,364 2,352 8.9 79.8
19 Nahan Shyama Sharma Janata Party 21,559 6,894 32.0 72.4
20 Kotkehloor Daulat Ram Sankhyan Indian National Congress 21,405 539 2.5 68.1
21 Bilaspur Sada Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 21,143 1,488 7.0 71.2
22 Ghumarwin Narayan Singh Swami Bharatiya Janata Party 24,422 486 2.0 74.3
23 GeharwinSC Ganu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 20,772 576 2.8 68.7
24 Nadaun Dhani Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 20,938 1,830 8.7 66.7
25 Hamirpur Jagdev Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 23,174 6,614 28.5 70.5
26 Bamsan Lashkari Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 23,469 3,074 13.1 72.9
27 MewaSC Dharam Singh Indian National Congress 23,233 1,890 8.1 66.2
28 Nadaunta Ram Rattan Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 24,330 1,743 7.2 65.0
29 GagretSC Sadhu Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 21,822 1,471 6.7 65.0
30 Chintpurni Hans Raj Akrot Indian National Congress 21,965 1,705 7.8 63.7
31 Santokgarh Vijay Kumar Joshi Indian National Congress 29,749 1,218 4.1 67.4
32 Una Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 29,019 5,192 17.9 69.0
33 Kutlehar Ranjit Singh Janata Party 21,849 778 3.6 65.8
34 Nurpur Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 30,948 3,299 10.7 83.5
35 GangathSC Des Raj Bharatiya Janata Party 24,467 2,703 11.0 80.4
36 Jawali Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 25,138 528 2.1 77.9
37 Guler Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 19,787 3,092 15.6 77.3
38 Jaswan Agya Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 20,234 1,549 7.7 72.3
39 PragpurSC Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 22,833 1,738 7.6 74.0
40 Jawalamukhi Kashmir Singh Rana Bharatiya Janata Party 23,391 1,878 8.0 77.0
41 Thural Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 20,546 681 3.3 67.9
42 RajgirSC Milkhi Ram Goma Indian National Congress 19,444 2,641 13.6 68.7
43 Baijnath Sant Ram Indian National Congress 22,891 6,144 26.8 74.1
44 Palampur Sarwan Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 22,829 1,746 7.6 72.8
45 Sulah Shanta Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 21,071 3,149 14.9 74.5
46 Nagrota Ram Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 25,205 3,364 13.3 79.2
47 Shahpur Vijai Singh Independent 24,515 4,915 20.0 77.1
48 Dharamsala Brij Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 20,973 2,542 12.1 76.3
49 Kangra Vidya Sagar Bharatiya Janata Party 25,174 7,709 30.6 74.4
50 Bhattiyat Shiv Kumar Indian National Congress 19,237 3,316 17.2 62.2
51 Banikhet Des Raj Mahajan Indian National Congress 25,658 6,509 25.4 63.0
52 RajnagarSCCLOSEST Mohan Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 24,522 42 0.2 68.3
53 Chamba Sagar Chand Indian National Congress 23,592 2,761 11.7 72.2
54 BharmourST Thakur Singh Indian National Congress 18,523 1,811 9.8 66.1
55 Lahaul And SpitiST Devi Singh Indian National Congress 10,796 2,190 20.3 72.6
56 Kulu Kunj Lal Bharatiya Janata Party 33,149 1,542 4.7 72.9
57 Banjar Maheshwar Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 32,102 7,371 23.0 74.1
58 AniSC Khub Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 27,189 2,673 9.8 63.3
59 KarsogSC Mansha Ram Independent 19,610 1,570 8.0 62.3
60 Chachiot Moti Ram Independent 24,808 481 1.9 76.5
61 NachanSC Dile Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 21,158 3,128 14.8 69.6
62 Sundernagar Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 19,820 5,040 25.4 71.5
63 BalhSC Piru Ram Indian National Congress 25,113 506 2.0 72.4
64 Gopalpur Rangila Ram Indian National Congress 25,972 10,682 41.1 76.2
65 Dharampur Bhikham Ram Indian National Congress 21,269 1,528 7.2 65.7
66 Joginder Nagar Gulab Singh Independent 23,954 658 2.7 71.9
67 Darang Kaul Singh Indian National Congress 23,044 3,800 16.5 66.6
68 Mandi Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 23,330 2,672 11.5 71.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 17,425 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1982 · Himachal Pradesh · 68 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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