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Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1985

Results board · 68 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
68
Constituencies
Majority
35
Seats needed of 68
Electors
23.57L
On the roll
Votes polled
16.58L
70.4% of electors
Median turnout
70.5%
Median of 68 seats
INC lead
+23
Above majority · 58 − 35

[01]Seat matrix

68 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 58, BJP 7, IND 2, LKD 1. Majority line at 35 seats. Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 58, BJP 7, IND 2, LKD 1. Majority line at 35 seats.
Majority · 35 of 68INC 58 · +23 above majority
INC 5885.3% Indian National Congress
BJP 710.3% Bharatiya Janata Party
IND 22.9% Independents
LKD 11.5% Lok Dal

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 55.5%58 seats · 85.3%
BJP 30.6%7 seats · 10.3%
JNP 2.1%0 seats
CPI 1.6%0 seats
LKD 1.4%1 seat · 1.5%
Others 8.8%2 seats · 2.9%

Vote share not published

  • IND2 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 55.5% of votes into 85.3% of seats, a seat premium of 29.8 pp.

    58 ÷ 68 = 85.3% · 85.3 − 55.5 = +29.8

  2. BJP polled 30.6% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 7 seats (10.3%).

    7 ÷ 68 = 10.3% · 10.3 − 30.6 = −20.3

  3. Jawalamukhi was decided by 9 votes, the closest of 68 seats; Rohru had the widest margin, 18,961.

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

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; IND won 1 of them.

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

  5. In SC-reserved seats INC won 14 of 16 (87.5%), against 85.3% of all seats.

    14 ÷ 16 = 87.5% · 58 ÷ 68 = 85.3%

  6. Turnout ran from 51.5% in Simla to 80.7% in Paonta Doon; the median seat polled 70.5%.

    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
025507510070.5%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 00.0% of seats
50–60 22.9% of seats
60–70 2942.6% of seats
70–80 3551.5% of seats
≥ 80% 22.9% of seats
  • LowestSimla51.5%
  • HighestPaonta Doon80.7%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

68 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1985, all 68 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KinnaurST Dev Raj Negi Indian National Congress 24,536 2,016 8.2 76.5
02 RampurSC Singhi Ram Indian National Congress 23,721 14,572 61.4 69.3
03 RohruWIDEST Nehar Singh Indian National Congress 25,982 18,961 73.0 68.5
04 Jubbal-Kotkhai Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 24,083 17,458 72.5 74.6
05 Chopal Yogindra Chand Indian National Congress 23,002 9,992 43.4 75.1
06 Kumarsain Jai Bihari Lal Khachi Indian National Congress 23,912 4,560 19.1 70.6
07 Theog Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 24,525 3,525 14.4 78.2
08 Simla Harbhajan Singh Indian National Congress 22,676 630 2.8 51.5
09 KasumptiSC Shonkia Ram Kashyap Indian National Congress 22,003 3,982 18.1 59.5
10 Arki Hira Singh Pal Indian National Congress 21,840 6,412 29.4 72.5
11 Doon Ram Pratap Chandel Indian National Congress 25,395 1,384 5.4 80.6
12 Nalagarh Vijayendra Singh Indian National Congress 27,865 17,047 61.2 76.0
13 KasauliSC Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 18,673 2,921 15.6 62.1
14 Solan Gian Chand Totu Indian National Congress 20,712 10,122 48.9 61.2
15 PachhadSC Gangu Ram Indian National Congress 22,932 12,205 53.2 69.7
16 RainkaSC Prem Singh Indian National Congress 20,378 8,404 41.2 62.3
17 Shillai Guman Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress 22,512 9,533 42.3 69.1
18 Paonta Doon Kush Parmar Indian National Congress 28,049 4,774 17.0 80.7
19 Nahan Ajay Bahadur Singh Indian National Congress 24,225 1,799 7.4 76.3
20 Kotkehloor Ram Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 25,615 444 1.7 76.6
21 Bilaspur Babu Ram Gautam Indian National Congress 22,949 368 1.6 71.4
22 Ghumarwin Kashmir Singh Indian National Congress 25,590 3,166 12.4 73.2
23 GeharwinSC Rikhi Ram Kondal Bharatiya Janata Party 23,236 2,621 11.3 73.3
24 Nadaun Prem Dass Pakhrolvi Indian National Congress 21,791 4,276 19.6 67.1
25 Hamirpur Jagdev Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 24,403 1,467 6.0 69.0
26 Bamsan Karam Singh Indian National Congress 22,865 2,676 11.7 66.4
27 MewaSC Dharam Singh Indian National Congress 25,602 1,925 7.5 70.1
28 Nadaunta Manjit Singh Indian National Congress 25,927 4,305 16.6 68.7
29 GagretSC Milkhi Ram Indian National Congress 22,826 5,204 22.8 63.0
30 Chintpurni Ganesh Dutt Indian National Congress 23,553 2,025 8.6 63.3
31 Santokgarh Vijay Kumar Joshi Indian National Congress 32,481 529 1.6 69.4
32 Una Virender Gautam Indian National Congress 31,319 1,637 5.2 69.1
33 Kutlehar Ramnath Sharma Indian National Congress 24,841 4,052 16.3 70.4
34 Nurpur Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 31,998 8,183 25.6 78.3
35 GangathSC Girdhari Lal Indian National Congress 26,259 1,637 6.2 77.0
36 Jawali Rajan Sushant Bharatiya Janata Party 28,487 356 1.2 79.5
37 Guler Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 22,037 3,201 14.5 77.9
38 Jaswan Viplove Thakur Indian National Congress 21,335 9,489 44.5 71.1
39 PragpurSC Yog Raj Indian National Congress 25,062 760 3.0 74.3
40 JawalamukhiCLOSEST Ishwar Chand Independent 24,685 9 0.0 75.9
41 Thural Durga Chand Lok Dal 20,664 7,480 36.2 63.4
42 RajgirSC Milkhi Ram Goma Indian National Congress 20,840 3,340 16.0 67.8
43 Baijnath Sant Ram Indian National Congress 23,727 4,305 18.1 66.3
44 Palampur Brij Behari Lal Indian National Congress 23,551 2,585 11.0 68.3
45 Sulah Man Chand Indian National Congress 22,586 461 2.0 73.5
46 Nagrota Ram Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 26,792 372 1.4 78.4
47 Shahpur Vijay Singh Indian National Congress 25,754 6,862 26.6 73.5
48 Dharamsala Mool Raj Padha Indian National Congress 22,073 1,083 4.9 72.7
49 Kangra Vidya Sagar Bharatiya Janata Party 25,871 2,643 10.2 71.0
50 Bhattiyat Kuldip Singh Pathania Indian National Congress 21,939 1,944 8.9 67.9
51 Banikhet Asha Kumari Indian National Congress 25,773 7,655 29.7 60.6
52 RajnagarSC Nand Kumar Chauhan Indian National Congress 24,302 2,267 9.3 65.5
53 Chamba Sagar Chand Nayar Indian National Congress 24,495 3,332 13.6 68.4
54 BharmourST Thakur Singh Indian National Congress 19,657 3,659 18.6 68.3
55 Lahaul And SpitiST Devi Singh Indian National Congress 9,282 8,315 89.6 61.2
56 Kulu Raj Krishan Gour Indian National Congress 33,859 8,143 24.0 71.4
57 Banjar Satya Parkash Thakur Indian National Congress 34,549 567 1.6 76.0
58 AniSC Ishwar Dass Indian National Congress 28,858 3,983 13.8 64.7
59 KarsogSC Joginder Pal Bharatiya Janata Party 22,118 3,385 15.3 67.3
60 Chachiot Shiv Lal Indian National Congress 25,784 1,884 7.3 75.2
61 NachanSC Tek Chand Indian National Congress 24,145 5,707 23.6 74.7
62 Sundernagar Roop Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 18,958 1,728 9.1 66.9
63 BalhSC Piru Ram Indian National Congress 27,888 279 1.0 75.8
64 Gopalpur Rangila Ram Indian National Congress 26,273 10,837 41.2 71.8
65 Dharampur Natha Singh Indian National Congress 23,547 7,690 32.7 66.5
66 Joginder Nagar Ratan Lal Independent 24,904 2,715 10.9 72.8
67 Darang Kaul Singh Indian National Congress 26,232 8,846 33.7 71.1
68 Mandi Durga Dutt Indian National Congress 24,123 1,282 5.3 70.3
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 18,961 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1985 · 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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