Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 1982

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Assembly constituency 29 (SC) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1982

[01]Result · 1982

#29 · SC

Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source

Contestants3

Electors33,580

Votes polled21,822

Turnout65.0%

NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013

WinnerSadhu RamBharatiya Janata Party11,37752.8% of votes

MARGIN1,471 votes · 6.7 pp11,377 − 9,906

Runner-upMehnga Singh Indian National Congress9,90646.0% of votes

BJP 53.5% of top-two votesINC 46.5%

All candidates 3

01 Sadhu RamBJP11,377 52.8%
02 Mehnga SinghINC9,906 46.0%
03 Gurdas RamJNP265 1.2%

Turnout 65.0%

Male 16,50349.1% Female 17,07750.9%

Share of 33,580 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males1,035
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 198272.1%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 21,548Residual 274

Seat history 2022–1967

2022
54.2 pp
Jai Ram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
2017
17.9 pp
Jai Ram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
2012
10.0 pp
Jai Ram ThakurBharatiya Janata Party
2007
6.6 pp
Balbir SinghBharatiya Janata Party
2003
17.4 pp
Kuldeep KumarIndian National Congress
1998
10.1 pp
Kuldeep KumarIndian National Congress
1993
23.2 pp
Kuldeep KumarIndian National Congress
1990
25.4 pp
Sadhu RamBharatiya Janata Party
1985
22.8 pp
Milkhi RamIndian National Congress
1982
6.7 pp
Sadhu RamBharatiya Janata Party
1977
3.5 pp
Sadhu RamJanata Party
1972
24.7 pp
Sarla SharmaIndian National Congress
1967
15.9 pp
M.SinghIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 54.2 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 97.5% of votes; the other 1 candidate 1.2% between them.
(11,377 + 9,906) ÷ 21,822 = 97.5% · 265 ÷ 21,822 = 1.2%
Turnout of 65.0% was 7.1 pp below the state's median seat (72.1%).
65.0 − 72.1 = −7.1
The margin widened from 3.5 pp in 1977 to 6.7 pp.
6.7 − 3.5 = +3.2 pp
Sadhu Ram also won in 1977.
1977 winner name = 1982 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines21,548
NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
Published totalVotes polled21,822
Checkneither convention holdsResidual 274

Candidate votes miss the published total by 274, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 1982 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Reconciliation failed

State median turnoutComputed from 68 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1982 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database