Election
Constituency

8. Simla

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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 2003

HP-SIMLA

INC 38.1%won by 6.7%CPM 31.5%

What changed here

Derived

The seat changed hands: Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) lost it to Indian National Congress (INC), which now leads by 6.7%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Communist Party of India (Marxist) (CPM).
  • Vote fragmentedThe top two took only 69.6% between them, down from 86.2% — the field split more ways.

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

Electorate
not in source
Turnout
not in source
Valid votes
31,615
Margin
2,111
6.68%

Since 1998

Derived
Winner then
BJP
Winner now
INCflipped
INCCPM swing
−18.4%
INC share
38.9% 38.1%
CPM share
13.8% 31.5%
Turnout