Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2017

Chintpurni

Assembly constituency 41 (SC) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2017

[01]Result · 2017

#41 · SC

Poll date9 Nov 2017

Contestants3

Electors75,359

Votes polled57,018

Turnout75.7%

NOTA5340.7% of votes

WinnerBalbir SinghBharatiya Janata Party32,48857.0% of votes

MARGIN8,579 votes · 15.0 pp32,488 − 23,909

Runner-upKuldip Kumar Indian National Congress23,90941.9% of votes

BJP 57.6% of top-two votesINC 42.4%

All candidates 3

01 Balbir SinghBJP32,488 57.0%
02 Kuldip KumarINC23,909 41.9%
03 Ranjit SinghBSP621 1.1%

Turnout 75.7%

Male 38,78051.5% Female 36,57948.5%

Share of 75,359 electors

Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males943
NOTAreported alongside the total534 · 0.7%
State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 201778.8%
ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 57,018Verified

Seat history 2022–1967

2022
7.9 pp
Sudarshan Singh BablooIndian National Congress
2017
15.0 pp
Balbir SinghBharatiya Janata Party
2012
0.9 pp
Kuldip KumarIndian National Congress
2007
16.8 pp
Ravinder SinghBharatiya Janata Party
2003
7.3 pp
Ravinder SinghBharatiya Janata Party
1998
15.5 pp
Ravinder Singh RaviBharatiya Janata Party
1993
3.3 pp
Ravinder Singh RaviBharatiya Janata Party
1990
28.1 pp
Kanwar Durga ChandJanata Dal
1985
36.2 pp
Durga ChandLok Dal
1982
3.3 pp
Chandresh KumariIndian National Congress
1977
42.4 pp
Gian ChandJanata Party
1972
8.0 pp
Kewal SinghIndependent
1967
26.7 pp
K.SinghIndian National Congress

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 42.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

The top two polled 98.9% of votes; the other 1 candidate 1.1% between them.
(32,488 + 23,909) ÷ 57,018 = 98.9% · 621 ÷ 57,018 = 1.1%
Turnout of 75.7% was 3.1 pp below the state's median seat (78.8%).
75.7 − 78.8 = −3.1
The margin widened from 0.9 pp in 2012 to 15.0 pp.
15.0 − 0.9 = +14.1 pp
Kuldip Kumar, the 2012 winner, finished second in 2017.
2012 winner name = 2017 runner-up name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified

Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines57,018
NOTAreported alongside the total534
Published totalVotes polled57,018
Checkcandidates = total, NOTA outside itHolds

Candidate votes equal the published total. NOTA is reported alongside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Vidhan Sabha 2017 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates3 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 68 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2017 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database