Constituency
161. Simla
Community mirrorHimachal Pradesh · India Lok Sabha Election, 1977
IN-SIMLA
BLD 64.6%won by 32.7%INC 32.0%
What changed here
DerivedThe seat changed hands: Indian National Congress (INC) lost it to BLD (BLD), which now leads by 32.7%.
Boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977 — the comparison is matched by name and is indicative only.
- BLD vote shareBLD went from 0.0% to 64.6% of the vote here (+64.6%).
- TurnoutTurnout rose 20.2% to 57.4%.
Written from the constituency figures by a fixed set of rules — no language model.
Electorate
4,65,720
Turnout
57.4%
Valid votes
2,67,300
Margin
87,291
32.66%
Candidates
3 contested · winner BLD- 1BALAK RAMBLD · BLD1,72,76364.6%
- 2ZALAM SINGHIndian National Congress · INC85,47232.0%
- 3TELU RAM BAIDWANIndependent · IND9,0653.4%
Since 1971
DerivedConstituency boundaries were redrawn between 1971 and 1977. Matched by name — treat this comparison as indicative only.
- Winner then
- INC
- Winner now
- BLDflipped
- BLD–INC swing
- +120.1%
- BLD share
- 0.0% → 64.6%
- INC share
- 87.4% → 32.0%
- Turnout
- 37.2% → 57.4%