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Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1977

Results board · 68 constituencies

HouseVidhan Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
68
Constituencies
Majority
35
Seats needed of 68
Electors
19.97L
On the roll
Votes polled
11.70L
58.6% of electors
Median turnout
58.6%
Median of 68 seats
JNP lead
+18
Above majority · 53 − 35

[01]Seat matrix

68 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 68 seats: JNP 53, INC 9, IND 6. Majority line at 35 seats. Hemicycle of 68 seats: JNP 53, INC 9, IND 6. Majority line at 35 seats.
Majority · 35 of 68JNP 53 · +18 above majority
JNP 5377.9% Janata Party
INC 913.2% Indian National Congress
IND 68.8% Independents

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
JNP 49.0%53 seats · 77.9%
INC 27.3%9 seats · 13.2%
CPI 2.4%0 seats
CPI(M) 0.2%0 seats
Others 21.1%6 seats · 8.8%

Vote share not published

  • IND6 seats

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

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. JNP converted 49.0% of votes into 77.9% of seats, a seat premium of 28.9 pp.

    53 ÷ 68 = 77.9% · 77.9 − 49.0 = +28.9

  2. INC polled 27.3% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 9 seats (13.2%).

    9 ÷ 68 = 13.2% · 13.2 − 27.3 = −14.1

  3. Shillai was decided by 95 votes, the closest of 68 seats; Nalagarh had the widest margin, 10,928.

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

  4. 1 seat was won by a margin under 1%; INC won 1 of them.

    count(margin % < 1.0) = 1 of 68 · INC 1

  5. In SC-reserved seats JNP won 14 of 16 (87.5%), against 77.9% of all seats.

    14 ÷ 16 = 87.5% · 53 ÷ 68 = 77.9%

  6. Turnout ran from 39.8% in Ani to 75.6% in Nurpur; the median seat polled 58.6%.

    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
025507510058.6%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 913.2% of seats
50–60 3145.6% of seats
60–70 2333.8% of seats
70–80 57.4% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestAni39.8%
  • HighestNurpur75.6%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

68 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Vidhan Sabha 1977, all 68 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
01 KinnaurST Thakur Sen Negi Independent 16,600 7,606 45.8 62.2
02 RampurSC Ninzoo Ram Janata Party 12,516 2,598 20.8 45.3
03 Rohru Satya Dev Janata Party 18,171 2,672 14.7 59.2
04 Jubbal-Kotkhai Ram Lal Indian National Congress 18,734 5,316 28.4 69.9
05 Chopal Radha Raman Janata Party 14,513 3,153 21.7 57.6
06 Kumarsain Bhaskera Nand Independent 19,760 1,437 7.3 69.4
07 Theog Mehar Singh Chauhan Janata Party 19,077 7,242 38.0 68.4
08 Simla Daulat Ram Chauhan Janata Party 20,111 10,447 51.9 52.1
09 KasumptiSC Roopdas Kashyap Independent 14,529 2,466 17.0 50.6
10 Arki Nagin Chandra Pall Janata Party 14,404 8,317 57.7 57.5
11 Doon Ram Pratap Independent 19,320 2,244 11.6 75.2
12 NalagarhWIDEST Vijayendra Singh Janata Party 21,252 10,928 51.4 70.8
13 KasauliSC Chaman Lal Janata Party 14,087 479 3.4 57.3
14 Solan Gauri Shankar Janata Party 15,477 4,613 29.8 54.7
15 PachhadSC Shri Ram Jakhmi Janata Party 14,961 2,675 17.9 54.5
16 RainkaSC Roop Singh Janata Party 14,171 4,152 29.3 48.3
17 ShillaiCLOSEST Guman Singh Chauhan Indian National Congress 15,050 95 0.6 53.6
18 Paonta Doon Milkh Raj Independent 19,779 2,562 13.0 72.6
19 Nahan Shyama Sharma Janata Party 16,742 7,393 44.2 64.4
20 Kotkehloor Daulat Ram Sankhyan Janata Party 17,562 7,528 42.9 63.3
21 Bilaspur Anand Chand Independent 16,394 1,423 8.7 63.0
22 Ghumarwin Narayan Singh Swami Janata Party 19,864 3,460 17.4 65.6
23 GeharwinSC Bachittar Singh Janata Party 14,935 7,982 53.4 54.4
24 Nadaun Narain Chand Indian National Congress 18,617 2,164 11.6 65.8
25 Hamirpur Jagdev Chand Janata Party 17,370 2,636 15.2 59.9
26 Bamsan Ranjit Singh Verma Janata Party 17,383 2,621 15.1 57.8
27 MewaSC Amar Singh Choudhry Janata Party 16,871 1,021 6.1 53.2
28 Nadaunta Udho Ram Janata Party 17,991 5,570 31.0 55.4
29 GagretSC Sadhu Ram Janata Party 15,999 561 3.5 48.7
30 Chintpurni Hans Raj Janata Party 17,446 1,581 9.1 52.2
31 Santokgarh Vijay Kumar Joshi Janata Party 25,394 6,947 27.4 56.6
32 Una Des Raj Janata Party 23,891 2,687 11.2 59.8
33 Kutlehar Ram Nath Sharma Janata Party 18,600 3,836 20.6 61.5
34 Nurpur Sant Mahajan Indian National Congress 25,102 1,512 6.0 75.6
35 GangathSC Durga Dass Janata Party 18,014 2,155 12.0 68.2
36 Jawali Sujan Singh Pathania Janata Party 20,925 4,890 23.4 70.6
37 Guler Harbans Singh Janata Party 15,030 744 5.0 65.6
38 Jaswan Agya Ram Janata Party 15,074 3,744 24.8 49.1
39 PragpurSC Yog Raj Janata Party 15,202 4,845 31.9 49.5
40 Jawalamukhi Kashmir Singh Rana Janata Party 18,453 2,165 11.7 67.6
41 Thural Gian Chand Janata Party 15,995 6,783 42.4 52.9
42 RajgirSC Guler Chand Janata Party 14,412 1,842 12.8 52.0
43 Baijnath Sant Ram Indian National Congress 17,389 2,025 11.6 58.4
44 Palampur Sarvan Kumar Janata Party 17,765 2,297 12.9 63.2
45 Sulah Shanta Kumar Janata Party 17,741 6,147 34.6 61.6
46 Nagrota Hardyal Indian National Congress 19,346 4,965 25.7 68.8
47 Shahpur Ram Rattan Janata Party 17,518 5,016 28.6 61.4
48 Dharamsala Brij Lal Janata Party 14,938 2,927 19.6 59.9
49 Kangra Pratap Chaudhary Janata Party 19,071 1,900 10.0 62.2
50 Bhattiyat Shiv Kumar Janata Party 12,028 7,171 59.6 44.3
51 Banikhet Gian Chand Janata Party 20,036 7,554 37.7 55.6
52 RajnagarSC Mohan Lal Janata Party 14,462 5,481 37.9 47.0
53 Chamba Kishori Lal Janata Party 18,871 3,846 20.4 64.0
54 BharmourST Ram Chand Janata Party 12,962 3,320 25.6 51.1
55 Lahaul And SpitiST Devi Singh Janata Party 7,640 4,101 53.7 55.5
56 Kulu Kunj Lal Janata Party 23,015 3,364 14.6 59.0
57 Banjar Maheshwar Singh Janata Party 20,095 3,983 19.8 55.3
58 AniSC Ishar Dass Indian National Congress 14,520 1,087 7.5 39.8
59 KarsogSC Joginder Pal Janata Party 12,756 4,382 34.4 47.4
60 Chachiot Moti Ram Janata Party 16,347 5,835 35.7 58.8
61 NachanSC Dile Ram Janata Party 12,925 3,471 26.9 50.6
62 Sundernagar Roop Singh Janata Party 15,446 827 5.4 53.8
63 BalhSC Tulsi Ram Janata Party 18,951 392 2.1 64.4
64 Gopalpur Rangila Ram Indian National Congress 19,617 9,810 50.0 66.7
65 Dharampur Om Chand Janata Party 17,679 3,231 18.3 63.8
66 Joginder Nagar Ghulab Singh Janata Party 15,948 890 5.6 56.5
67 Darang Kaul Singh Janata Party 14,936 531 3.6 50.6
68 Mandi Sukh Ram Indian National Congress 22,114 5,233 23.7 63.4
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 10,928 votes

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