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Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1962

Results board · 4 constituencies

HouseLok Sabha
StateHimachal Pradesh
Seats
4
Constituencies
Majority
3
Seats needed of 4
Electors
7.12L
On the roll
Votes polled
2.53L
35.5% of electors
Median turnout
36.2%
Median of 4 seats
INC lead
+1
Above majority · 4 − 3

[01]Seat matrix

4 seats · one dot per seat · ordered by seats won
Hemicycle of 4 seats: INC 4. Majority line at 3 seats. Hemicycle of 4 seats: INC 4. Majority line at 3 seats.
Majority · 3 of 4INC 4 · +1 above majority
INC 4100.0% Indian National Congress

[02]Vote share

State level, as published
INC 68.6%4 seats · 100.0%
SWA 12.8%0 seats
REP 6.6%0 seats
JS 4.5%0 seats
Others 7.5%0 seats · 0.0%

Alliances

Not in the source for this election.

[03]Computed insights

Arithmetic · working shown

  1. INC converted 68.6% of votes into 100.0% of seats, a seat premium of 31.4 pp.

    4 ÷ 4 = 100.0% · 100.0 − 68.6 = +31.4

  2. SWA polled 12.8% of votes, the 2nd-highest share, but won 0 seats (0.0%).

    0 ÷ 4 = 0.0% · 0.0 − 12.8 = −12.8

  3. Chamba was decided by 21,875 votes, the closest of 4 seats; Mahasu had the widest margin, 34,254.

    min / max of margin over 4 seats with a recorded margin

  4. Turnout ran from 29.1% in Chamba to 41.0% in Mahasu; the median seat polled 36.2%.

    min / median / max over 4 seats with a recorded turnout

Each line is arithmetic over the figures on this page.

[04]Turnout

4 of 4 seats carry a turnout
025507510036.2%MEDIAN SEAT
< 50% 4100.0% of seats
50–60 00.0% of seats
60–70 00.0% of seats
70–80 00.0% of seats
≥ 80% 00.0% of seats
  • LowestChamba29.1%
  • HighestMahasu41.0%
  • NOTANOTA did not exist before 2013Not recorded

[05]Every seat

4 rows · by constituency number
Constituency results, Himachal Pradesh Lok Sabha 1962, all 4 seats
# Constituency Winner Party Votes polled Margin Margin % Turnout %
487 ChambaCLOSEST Chattar Singh Indian National Congress 52,769 21,875 41.5 29.1
488 Mandi Lalit Sen Indian National Congress 76,787 26,256 34.2 39.8
489 MahasuWIDEST Virbhadra Singh Indian National Congress 66,021 34,254 51.9 41.0
490 SirmurSC Partap Singh Indian National Congress 57,388 22,617 39.4 32.6
Margin bar scaled to the widest margin, 34,254 votes

Seat resultsElection Commission of India, constituency-wise results · Lok Sabha 1962 · Himachal Pradesh · 4 seats · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

Vote share and alliancesState-level summary published with the same results · retrieval date not recorded in the results database

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