GEN · Himachal Pradesh
CHAMBA
Padam Dev (INC) won by 3,775 votes (7.0%).
- Electors
- 1,70,692
- Votes polled
- 54,157
- Valid votes
- 54,157
- Turnout
- 31.7%
- NOTA
- 0
- Polling date
- 1957-02-25
Margin vs 1957 national median: 7.0% (median 11.1%). Back to Himachal Pradesh · 1957 national · Target seats
Seat health
Margin band, turnout swing, NOTA, and history for campaign defence / attack reads.
Marginal (2–5%)Party held vs 1962
- Margin · 1967
- 4.1%(-38.9%)
- Turnout
- 50.1%(+21.0%)
- NOTA
- 0.0%
- Top-2 squeeze
- 61.8%
Winning margin over time · CHAMBA
Candidates
| Rank | Candidate | Party | Votes | Vote share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Padam DevWinner | INC | 20,889 | 38.6% |
| 2 | Tulsi Dass Kila Chand | IND | 17,114 | 31.6% |
| 3 | Kashmir Singh | CPI | 9,912 | 18.3% |
| 4 | Gurditta Mall | IND | 4,880 | 9.0% |
| 5 | A.R. Sewal | IND | 1,362 | 2.5% |
| 6 | Mangat Ram | BJS | 0 | 0.0% |
| 6 | Anand Chand | IND | 0 | 0.0% |
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