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Assembly seat no. 14 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Castes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967INC
Winner, 1967
N.RAM
INC
Elections held
2
1967–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 2 of 2
Margin, 1967
2,094
23.07% of valid votes

Result, 1967

Winner
INCN.RAM
Votes
4,699
Vote share
51.76%
Margin
2,094
Runner-up
CPIA.RAM
Votes
2,605
Vote share
28.70%
Behind by
2,094
Electors
23,754
Total votes polled
9,078
Valid votes
9,078
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
38.2%

Full result, 1967

7 candidates · 9,078 valid votes

1967 election →
N.RAMINCwon
4,699
51.8%
A.RAMCPI
2,605
28.7%
R.SINGHIND
1,215
13.4%
N.RAMIND
157
1.7%
R.DASSPSP
148
1.6%
B.SINGHIND
142
1.6%
SHANKROORPI
112
1.2%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972BHAGWAN SINGHINC5,96361.86%ANOKHI RAM BETAB4,033
1967N.RAMINC4,69951.76%A.RAM2,094

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%11%22%32%43%19671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%12%23%35%47%19671972Margin

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