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Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2003

Results board · 68 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
68
Constituencies
Majority
35
Seats needed of 68
Electors
41.01L
On the roll
Votes polled
30.56L
74.5% of electors
Median turnout
74.9%
Median of 68 seats
INC lead
+8
Above majority · 43 − 35

[01]Seat matrix

68 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 43, BJP 16, IND 6, HVC 1, LMHP 1, LJP 1. Majority line at 35 seats. Hemicycle of 68 seats: INC 43, BJP 16, IND 6, HVC 1, LMHP 1, LJP 1. Majority line at 35 seats.
Majority · 35 of 68INC 43 · +8 above majority
INC 4363.2% Indian National Congress
BJP 1623.5% Bharatiya Janata Party
IND 68.8% Independents
HVC 11.5% Himachal Vikash Congress
LMHP 11.5% Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh
LJP 11.5% Lok Janshakti Party

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 41.0%43 seats · 63.2%
BJP 35.4%16 seats · 23.5%
HVC 5.9%1 seat · 1.5%
LMHP 2.2%1 seat · 1.5%
LJNSP 1.0%0 seats
Others 14.5%7 seats · 10.3%

Vote share not published

  • IND6 seats
  • LJP1 seat

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

Alliances

CONGRESS 41.0%43 seats
BJP 35.4%16 seats
OTHERS 23.6%Seats not published

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 41.0% of votes into 63.2% of seats, a seat premium of 22.2 pp.

    43 ÷ 68 = 63.2% · 63.2 − 41.0 = +22.2

  2. BJP polled 35.4% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 16 seats (23.5%).

    16 ÷ 68 = 23.5% · 23.5 − 35.4 = −11.9

  3. Una was decided by 51 votes, the closest of 68 seats; Rohru had the widest margin, 17,289.

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

  4. 2 seats were won by a margin under 1%; BJP won 2 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 2 of 68 · BJP 2

  5. In SC-reserved seats INC won 10 of 16 (62.5%), against 63.2% of all seats.

    10 ÷ 16 = 62.5% · 43 ÷ 68 = 63.2%

  6. Turnout ran from 46.1% in Simla to 85.9% in Nalagarh; the median seat polled 74.9%.

    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
025507510074.9%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 11.5% of seats
50–60 11.5% of seats
60–70 34.4% of seats
70–80 5885.3% of seats
≥ 80% 57.4% of seats
  • LowestSimla46.1%
  • HighestNalagarh85.9%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

68 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2003, all 68 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KinnaurST Jagat Singh Indian National Congress 35,116 7,406 21.1 72.4
02 RampurSC Singhi Ram Indian National Congress 42,171 17,247 40.9 69.0
03 RohruWIDEST Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 48,007 17,289 36.0 76.2
04 Jubbal-Kotkhai Rohit Thakur Indian National Congress 40,541 6,844 16.9 77.9
05 Chopal Subhash Chand Independent 38,865 2,571 6.6 78.4
06 Kumarsain Vidya Stokes Indian National Congress 40,891 4,271 10.4 72.3
07 Theog Rakesh Verma Independent 42,975 3,359 7.8 79.8
08 Simla Harbhajan Singh Bhajji Indian National Congress 31,634 2,111 6.7 46.1
09 KasumptiSC Sohan Lal Independent 46,850 3,485 7.4 56.1
10 Arki Dharam Pal Thakur Indian National Congress 39,795 1,043 2.6 71.4
11 Doon Lajja Ram Indian National Congress 47,710 2,420 5.1 81.9
12 Nalagarh Hari Naraian Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 54,229 3,083 5.7 85.9
13 KasauliSC Raghu Raj Indian National Congress 38,594 3,759 9.7 68.6
14 Solan Dr. Rajeev Bindal Bharatiya Janata Party 44,845 1,359 3.0 68.8
15 PachhadSC Gangu Ram Musafir Indian National Congress 44,062 1,286 2.9 79.6
16 RainkaSC Dr. Prem Singh Indian National Congress 36,316 6,334 17.4 77.4
17 Shillai Harsh Wardhan Indian National Congress 38,735 7,424 19.2 78.7
18 Paonta Doon Sukh Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 56,986 5,862 10.3 82.7
19 Nahan Sadanand Chauhan Lok Janshakti Party 41,690 1,191 2.9 78.2
20 Kotkehloor Thakur Ram Lal Indian National Congress 47,348 3,002 6.3 79.8
21 Bilaspur Tilak Raj Indian National Congress 44,920 2,726 6.1 77.5
22 Ghumarwin Karam Dev Dharmani Bharatiya Janata Party 47,866 3,407 7.1 72.3
23 GeharwinSC Dr. Beeru Ram Kishore Independent 45,190 1,554 3.4 77.5
24 Nadaun Sukhvinder Singh Indian National Congress 42,573 4,585 10.8 73.4
25 Hamirpur Anita Verma Indian National Congress 46,400 6,865 14.8 70.6
26 Bamsan Prem Kumar Dhumal Bharatiya Janata Party 43,958 15,698 35.7 74.5
27 MewaSC Ishwar Dass Dhiman Bharatiya Janata Party 46,306 1,329 2.9 74.2
28 Nadaunta Baldev Sharma Bharatiya Janata Party 47,480 12,561 26.5 72.6
29 GagretSC Kuldeep Kumar Indian National Congress 41,194 7,178 17.4 73.7
30 Chintpurni Rakesh Kalia Indian National Congress 44,104 10,941 24.8 74.4
31 Santokgarh Mukesh Agnihotri Indian National Congress 49,728 5,024 10.1 70.5
32 UnaCLOSEST Satpal Singh Satti Bharatiya Janata Party 57,020 51 0.1 73.2
33 Kutlehar Virender Kumar Bharatiya Janata Party 42,944 3,916 9.1 72.2
34 Nurpur Sat Mahajan Indian National Congress 60,383 9,599 15.9 78.7
35 GangathSC Bodh Raj Indian National Congress 50,563 2,279 4.5 77.4
36 Jawali Sujan Singh Indian National Congress 52,248 5,833 11.2 77.5
37 Guler Chander Kumar Indian National Congress 40,308 5,934 14.7 77.5
38 Jaswan Bikram Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 36,325 2,186 6.0 72.1
39 PragpurSC Naveen Dhiman Independent 41,219 4,226 10.3 72.4
40 Jawalamukhi Ramesh Chand Bharatiya Janata Party 44,644 13,729 30.8 75.6
41 Thural Ravinder Singh Bharatiya Janata Party 38,453 2,811 7.3 71.4
42 RajgirSC Atma Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 35,914 1,255 3.5 70.7
43 Baijnath Sudhir Sharma Indian National Congress 41,541 6,239 15.0 72.1
44 Palampur Brij Behari Lal Indian National Congress 45,235 7,243 16.0 74.9
45 Sulah Jagjiwan Paul Indian National Congress 37,827 10,930 28.9 74.8
46 Nagrota G.S. Bali Indian National Congress 48,479 10,394 21.4 78.6
47 Shahpur Major Vijay Singh Mankotia Indian National Congress 48,754 4,296 8.8 79.7
48 Dharamsala Chandresh Kumari Indian National Congress 42,642 5,118 12.0 75.5
49 Kangra Surinder Kumar Indian National Congress 48,434 5,033 10.4 71.9
50 Bhattiyat Kuldip Singh Pathania Independent 40,464 2,226 5.5 76.3
51 Banikhet Asha Kumari Indian National Congress 51,603 860 1.7 73.6
52 RajnagarSC Surinder Bhardwaj Indian National Congress 42,622 3,312 7.8 75.9
53 Chamba Harsh Mahajan Indian National Congress 43,701 2,187 5.0 77.6
54 BharmourST Thakar Singh Indian National Congress 35,528 9,692 27.3 73.6
55 Lahaul And SpitiST Raghbir Singh Indian National Congress 16,698 4,768 28.6 77.8
56 Kulu Raj Krishan Gour Indian National Congress 64,052 7,270 11.4 76.3
57 Banjar Khimi Ram Bharatiya Janata Party 65,832 4,542 6.9 78.8
58 AniSC Ishwar Dass Indian National Congress 51,718 7,593 14.7 71.3
59 KarsogSC Mast Ram Indian National Congress 44,089 5,911 13.4 74.6
60 Chachiot Jai Ram Thakur Bharatiya Janata Party 48,306 7,588 15.7 82.5
61 NachanSC Tek Chand Indian National Congress 49,106 1,610 3.3 80.2
62 Sundernagar Sohan Lal Thakur Indian National Congress 37,106 4,638 12.5 77.9
63 BalhSC Damodar Dass Bharatiya Janata Party 56,054 188 0.3 78.5
64 Gopalpur Rangila Ram Rao Indian National Congress 48,093 2,519 5.2 73.1
65 Dharampur Mohinder Singh Loktantrik Morcha Himachal Pradesh 45,298 3,910 8.6 73.1
66 Joginder Nagar Surender Pal Indian National Congress 45,539 6,537 14.4 73.1
67 Darang Kaul Singh Indian National Congress 53,990 6,840 12.7 76.0
68 Mandi Sukh Ram Himachal Vikash Congress 45,899 12,390 27.0 71.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 17,289 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2003 · 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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