Constituency
156. Hamirpur
Community mirrorHimachal Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1967
IN-HAMIRPUR
INC 51.1%won by 2.3%BJS 48.9%
What changed here
DerivedIndian National Congress held the seat; the winning margin narrowed from 13.3% to 2.3%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- New challengerBharatiya Jana Sangh (BJS) finished second with 48.9% — it did not contest here in 1962.
- Vote consolidatedThe top two candidates took 100.0% of the vote between them, up from 82.4% — a tighter two-way contest.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
2,79,659
Turnout
50.8%
Valid votes
1,42,167
Margin
3,243
2.28%
Candidates
2 contested · winner INC- 1P. C. VERMAIndian National Congress · INC72,70551.1%
- 2JAGDEVBharatiya Jana Sangh · BJS69,46248.9%
Since 1962
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1962 and 1967. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- INC
- INC–BJS swing
- −45.6%
- INC share
- 47.9% → 51.1%
- BJS share
- 0.0% → 48.9%
- Turnout
- 50.8% → 50.8%