Elections Archive

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

19571962196743%

Candidates

Candidates · CHAMBA 1957
RankCandidatePartyVotesVote share
1Padam DevWinnerINC20,88938.6%
2Tulsi Dass Kila ChandIND17,11431.6%
3Kashmir SinghCPI9,91218.3%
4Gurditta MallIND4,8809.0%
5A.R. SewalIND1,3622.5%
6Mangat RamBJS00.0%
6Anand ChandIND00.0%

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