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Constituency

138. Mahasu

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Himachal Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1962

IN-MAHASU

INC 76.9%won by 53.7%IND 23.1%

What changed here

Derived

Indian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin widened from 1.1% to 53.7%.

  • Runner-up changedSecond place passed from Indian National Congress (INC) to Independent (IND).
  • Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 42.8% — a tighter two-way contest.
  • TurnoutTurnout fell 28.2% to 39.6%.

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

Electorate
1,60,883
Turnout
39.6%
Valid votes
63,768
Margin
34,254
53.72%

Candidates

2 contested · winner INC
  1. 1VIRBHADRA SINGHIndian National Congress · INC49,01176.9%
  2. 2JAI BIHARI LALIndependent · IND14,75723.1%

Since 1957

Derived
Winner then
INC
Winner now
INC
INCIND swing
+39.7%
INC share
21.9% 76.9%
IND share
7.9% 23.1%
Turnout
67.9% 39.6%