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Constituency result · Lok Sabha · 1977

Simla

Parliamentary constituency 1 (GEN) · Himachal Pradesh

State boardHimachal Pradesh 1977

[01]Result · 1977

#1 · GEN
Poll dateNot recordedNo poll date in the source
Contestants3Candidate lines
Electors4,65,720
Votes polled2,73,489
Turnout58.7%
NOTADid not existIntroduced in 2013
WinnerBalak RamBharatiya Lok Dal1,72,76363.2% of votes
MARGIN87,291 votes · 31.9 pp1,72,763 − 85,472
Runner-upZalam Singh Indian National Congress85,47231.3% of votes
BLD 66.9% of top-two votesINC 33.1%

All candidates 3

  1. 01 Balak RamBLD1,72,763 63.2%
  2. 02 Zalam SinghINC85,472 31.3%
  3. 03 Telu Ram BaidwanIND9,065 3.3%

Turnout 58.7%

025507510058.7%TURNOUT◦ state median 60.2%
Male 2.46 lakh52.8% Female 2.20 lakh47.2%

Share of 4,65,720 electors

  • Sex ratiofemales per 1,000 males893
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • State median turnoutmedian of 4 seats, 197760.2%
  • ReconciliationΣ 3 candidates = 2,67,300Residual 6,189

Seat history 2024–1977

  1. 2024
    24.3 pp
    Dr Rajeev BhardwajBharatiya Janata Party
  2. 2019
    47.4 pp
    Kishan KapoorBharatiya Janata Party
  3. 2014
    21.3 pp
    Shanta KumarBharatiya Janata Party
  4. 2009
    3.1 pp
    Dr. Rajan SushantBharatiya Janata Party
  5. 2004
    20.6 pp
    Dhani Ram ShandilIndian National Congress
  6. 1999
    9.3 pp
    Lt. Col. Dhani Ram ShandilHimachal Vikash Congress
  7. 1998
    6.6 pp
    Karishan Datt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  8. 1996
    19.4 pp
    K D SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  9. 1991
    11.5 pp
    Krishan Dutt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  10. 1989
    13.4 pp
    Krishan Dutt Sultan PuriIndian National Congress
  11. 1984
    63.4 pp
    Krishan Dutt SultanpuriIndian National Congress
  12. 1980
    12.9 pp
    Krishan DuttIndian National Congress
  13. 1977
    31.9 pp
    Balak RamBharatiya Lok Dal

Winning margin in percentage points; bars scaled to the widest, 63.4 pp.

[02]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. The top two polled 94.4% of votes; the other 1 candidate 3.3% between them.

    (1,72,763 + 85,472) ÷ 2,73,489 = 94.4% · 9,065 ÷ 2,73,489 = 3.3%

  2. Turnout of 58.7% was 1.5 pp below the state's median seat (60.2%).

    58.7 − 60.2 = −1.5

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[03]Reconciliation

Reconciliation failed
  • Candidate votesΣ 3 candidate lines2,67,300
  • NOTAintroduced in 2013Did not exist
  • Published totalVotes polled2,73,489
  • Checkneither convention holdsResidual 6,189

Candidate votes miss the published total by 6,189, with NOTA counted inside or outside it.

Contest resultElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1977 · Himachal Pradesh · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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

State median turnoutComputed from 4 seats on the Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1977 board · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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