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Constituency result · Vidhan Sabha · 2003

Balh

Assembly constituency 63 (SC) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2003

[01]Result · 2003

#63 · SC
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants8
Electors71,419
Votes polled56,054
Turnout78.5%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerDamodar DassBharatiya Janata Party18,39232.8% of votes
MARGIN188 votes · 0.3 pp18,392 − 18,204
Runner-upPrakash Chaudhary Himachal Vikash Congress18,20432.5% of votes
BJP 50.3% of top-two votesHVC 49.7%

All candidates 8

  1. 01 Damodar DassBJP18,392 32.8%
  2. 02 Prakash ChaudharyHVC18,204 32.5%
  3. 03 Mahant RamIND9,143 16.3%
  4. 04 Kashmir SinghINC6,724 12.0%
  5. 05 Lal SinghLMHP1,827 3.3%
  6. 06 Prashotam RamIND836 1.5%
  7. 07 Padam SinghIND477 0.9%
  8. 08 Chaman LalIND451 0.8%

Turnout 78.5%

025507510078.5%TURNOUT◦ state median 74.9%
Male 35,91750.3% Female 35,50249.7%

Share of 71,419 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males988
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 200374.9%
  • ReconciliationΣ 8 candidates = 56,054Verified

Seat history 2022–1972

  1. 2022
    9.9 pp
    Harish JanarthaIndian National Congress
  2. 2017
    5.9 pp
    Suresh BhardwajBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2012
    1.9 pp
    Suresh BhardwajBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2007
    3.7 pp
    Prakash ChaudharyIndian National Congress
  5. 2003
    0.3 pp
    Damodar DassBharatiya Janata Party
  6. 1998
    16.2 pp
    ParkashHimachal Vikash Congress
  7. 1993
    10.7 pp
    Nek RamIndian National Congress
  8. 1990
    36.1 pp
    Damodar DassBharatiya Janata Party
  9. 1985
    1.0 pp
    Piru RamIndian National Congress
  10. 1982
    2.0 pp
    Piru RamIndian National Congress
  11. 1977
    2.1 pp
    Tulsi RamJanata Party
  12. 1972
    3.4 pp
    Tulsi RamCommunist Party of India (Marxist)

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 36.1 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. Third-placed IND polled 9,143 votes, 49× the 188-vote margin.

    9,143 ÷ 188 = 48.6

  2. The top two polled 65.3% of votes; the other 6 candidates 34.7% between them.

    (18,392 + 18,204) ÷ 56,054 = 65.3% · 19,458 ÷ 56,054 = 34.7%

  3. Turnout of 78.5% was 3.6 pp above the state's median seat (74.9%).

    78.5 − 74.9 = +3.6

  4. The margin narrowed from 16.2 pp in 1998 to 0.3 pp.

    0.3 − 16.2 = −15.9 pp

  5. The seat changed hands: HVC in 1998, BJP in 2003.

    1998 HVC · 2003 BJP

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 8 candidate lines56,054
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled56,054
  • 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 2003 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Candidates8 candidate lines from the same results · reconciliation: Verified

State median turnoutComputed from 68 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 2003 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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