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Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1982
68 seats · 57 changed party since 1977
Party standings
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1982 · 4 parties won seats
- INC31
- BJP29
- IND6
- JNP2
Ring and figures are seats won.
| Party | Seats | Votes | Vote share | Contested |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| INCIndian National Congress | 3146% | 6,59,239 | 42.5% | 67 |
| BJPBharatiya Janata Party | 2943% | 5,45,037 | 35.2% | 67 |
| INDIndependent | 69% | 2,20,637 | 14.2% | 205 |
| JNPJanata Party | 23% | 73,683 | 4.8% | 49 |
| CPICommunist Party of India | 00% | 26,543 | 1.7% | 20 |
| LKDLKD | 00% | 22,521 | 1.5% | 30 |
+ 1 smaller parties / independents with under 1% of the vote.
Constituency map
Himachal Pradesh Assembly Election, 1982 · winner by seat
68 constituencies · tap for the winner, again for the full result
House composition
Majority line at 35
1982 · selected
Majority 35
INC31BJP29IND6JNP2
1977 · previous
Majority 35
Vote share by party
Share of valid votes · 1977 → 1982
1977 1982· by party
50%38%25%13%0%
27.3
42.5
0.0
35.2
21.1
14.2
49.0
4.8
INCBJPINDJNP
Seat change
1982 seats minus 1977 seats
seats lostseats gained
INC
9 → 31
+22
BJP
0 → 29
+29
IND
6 → 6
0
JNP
53 → 2
−51
Vote-share movement
Statewide, 1977 → 1982
share lostshare gained
BJP
0.0% → 35.2%
+35.2%
INC
27.3% → 42.5%
+15.2%
LKD
0.0% → 1.5%
+1.5%
CPI
2.4% → 1.7%
−0.7%
IND
21.1% → 14.2%
−6.9%
JNP
49.0% → 4.8%
−44.3%
Biggest INC–JNP swings
Seats where the INC-vs-JNP vote gap moved most, 1977 → 1982. Bold = the seat changed hands.
Swing = (INC share − JNP share) this year, minus the same gap last time. A bar to the right means the seat moved toward INC; to the left, toward JNP.
toward JNPtoward INC
Bhattiyat
+131.7%
Nalagarh
+131.4%
Lahaul and Spiti
+129.7%
Sulah
+109.0%
Arki
+107.1%
Chopal
+103.1%
Jaswan
+99.5%
Rohru
+93.9%
Rampur
+92.9%
Bharmour
+92.6%
Darang
+90.9%
Gangath
+90.5%
Closest races · 1982
Ranked by margin as a share of valid votes · tap a seat for full results
All constituencies · 1982
68 seats · alphabetical · tap for full results · ⇄ = changed party since 1977
- AniBJP10.0%
- ArkiBJP11.0%
- BaijnathINC27.3%
- BalhINC2.0%
- BamsanBJP13.3%
- BanikhetINC25.7%
- BanjarBJP23.2%
- BharmourINC9.9%
- BhattiyatINC17.5%
- BilaspurBJP7.1%
- ChachiotIND2.0%
- ChambaINC11.8%
- ChintpurniINC7.9%
- ChopalINC20.2%
- DarangINC16.7%
- DharampurINC7.3%
- DharamsalaBJP12.4%
- DoonINC30.2%
- GagretBJP6.8%
- GangathBJP11.2%
- GeharwinBJP2.8%
- GhumarwinBJP2.0%
- GopalpurINC41.6%
- GulerINC15.8%
- HamirpurBJP28.9%
- JaswanBJP7.8%
- JawalamukhiBJP8.2%
- JawaliBJP2.1%
- Joginder NagarIND2.8%
- Jubbal-KotkhaiINC71.6%
- KangraBJP31.2%
- KarsogIND8.1%
- KasauliINC35.6%
- KasumptiBJP6.0%
- KinnaurIND15.5%
- KotkehloorINC2.6%
- KulluBJP4.7%
- KumarsainINC19.7%
- KutleharJNP3.6%
- Lahaul and SpitiINC20.7%
- MandiINC11.6%
- MewaINC8.2%
- NachanBJP14.9%
- NadaunBJP8.8%
- NadauntaBJP7.3%
- NagrotaBJP13.6%
- NahanJNP32.4%
- NalagarhINC34.9%
- NurpurINC10.8%
- PachhadIND22.7%
- PalampurBJP7.8%
- Paonta DoonINC9.1%
- PragpurBJP7.7%
- RaindkaINC31.0%
- RajgirINC13.8%
- RajnagarBJP0.2%
- RampurINC29.5%
- RohruINC21.7%
- SantokgarhINC4.2%
- ShahpurIND20.4%
- ShillaiINC11.3%
- SimlaBJP11.8%
- SolanBJP13.5%
- SulahBJP15.1%
- SundarnagarBJP25.6%
- TheogINC20.5%
- ThuralINC3.4%
- UnaBJP18.2%