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Shimla

Assembly constituency 63 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 2017

[01]Result · 2017

#63 · GEN
Poll date9 Nov 2017
Contestants6
Electors47,604
Votes polled32,081
Turnout67.4%
NOTA3220.7% of votes
WinnerSuresh BhardwajBharatiya Janata Party14,01243.7% of votes
MARGIN1,903 votes · 5.9 pp14,012 − 12,109
Runner-upHarish Janartha Independent12,10937.8% of votes
BJP 53.6% of top-two votesIND 46.4%

All candidates 6

  1. 01 Suresh BhardwajBJP14,012 43.7%
  2. 02 Harish JanarthaIND12,109 37.8%
  3. 03 Sanjay ChauhanCPI(M)3,047 9.5%
  4. 04 Harbhajan Singh BhajjiINC2,680 8.4%
  5. 05 Virender KumarIND119 0.4%
  6. 06 Dr. Kishori Lal SharmaSWABHI114 0.4%

Turnout 67.4%

025507510067.4%TURNOUT◦ state median 78.8%
Male 25,47853.5% Female 22,12646.5%

Share of 47,604 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males868
  • NOTAreported alongside the total322 · 0.7%
  • State median turnoutmedian of 68 seats, 201778.8%
  • ReconciliationΣ 6 candidates = 32,081Verified

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 CPI(M) polled 3,047 votes, 1.6× the 1,903-vote margin.

    3,047 ÷ 1,903 = 1.6

  2. The top two polled 81.4% of votes; the other 4 candidates 18.6% between them.

    (14,012 + 12,109) ÷ 32,081 = 81.4% · 5,960 ÷ 32,081 = 18.6%

  3. Turnout of 67.4% was 11.4 pp below the state's median seat (78.8%).

    67.4 − 78.8 = −11.4

  4. The margin widened from 1.9 pp in 2012 to 5.9 pp.

    5.9 − 1.9 = +4.0 pp

  5. Suresh Bhardwaj also won in 2012.

    2012 winner name = 2017 winner name

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Verified
  • Candidate votesΣ 6 candidate lines32,081
  • NOTAreported alongside the total322
  • Published totalVotes polled32,081
  • 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

Candidates6 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

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