Election
Constituency

22. Geharwin

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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1972

HP-GEHARWIN

INC 53.0%won by 9.2%LRP 43.9%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 15.9% to 9.2%.

  • New challengerLok Raksha Party (LRP) finished second with 43.9% — it did not contest here in 1967.
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 96.9% of the vote between them, up from 78.7% — a tighter two-way contest.

Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
9,418
Margin
862
9.15%

Since 1967

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCLRP swing
−38.1%
INC share
47.3% 53.0%
LRP share
0.0% 43.9%
Turnout