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LAHAUL SPITI

Assembly seat no. 56 in Himachal Pradesh · reserved for Scheduled Tribes · Vidhan Sabha seat contested 2 times since 1967.

OverviewElection History
1972INC1967IND
Winner, 1972
LATA
INC
Elections held
2
1967–1972
Most successful party
INC
won 1 of 2
Margin, 1972
1,078
11.20% of valid votes

Result, 1972

Winner
INCLATA
Votes
5,351
Vote share
55.60%
Margin
1,078
Runner-up
INDDEVI SINGH
Votes
4,273
Vote share
44.40%
Behind by
1,078
Electors
12,305
Total votes polled
9,624
Valid votes
9,624
NOTA votes
—
Turnout
78.2%

Full result, 1972

2 candidates · 9,624 valid votes

1972 election →
LATAINCwon
5,351
55.6%
DEVI SINGHIND
4,273
44.4%

Past results

Most recent 2 of 2 elections

YearWinnerPartyVotesVote shareRunner-upMargin
1972LATAINC5,35155.60%DEVI SINGH1,078
1967D.SINGHIND7,06651.41%N.CHAND1,079

Who has held it

Wins by party across every election above

Turnout and closeness over time

Turnout

0%22%44%66%88%19671972Turnout

Winning margin

0%3%6%9%13%19671972Margin

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