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Himachal Pradesh – Swing Seats for INC in 2017
In the 2012 assembly elections, INC contested all 68 seats in the state and managed to win 36 seats. The 2017 elections saw a swing in 24 constituencies from INC to other parties. The party lost 23 seats to BJP and 1 seat went to CPI(M). In 7 seats the losing…
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Himachal Pradesh – Swing Seats for BJP in 2017
In the 2012 assembly elections, BJP contested all 68 seats in the state and managed to win 26 seats. The 2017 elections saw a swing in 8 constituencies from BJP to other parties. The party lost 6 seats to INC and the other 2 went to IND. However, the losing margin for BJP in seats remained…
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Himachal Pradesh – Low Margin Wins and Loses for INC in the 2017 Assembly Elections
There were in total 16 constituencies where INC had low winning/losing margin. Among these seats, the party won 10 and faced defeat in 6 of them. In both winning and losing constituencies, the margin remained below 4%. All the constituencies in losing cause were lost to BJP. With state elections just around the corner, INC would like to further consolidate its number of seats by converting these low-margin losses…
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Himachal Pradesh – Low Margin Wins and Loses for BJP in the 2017 Assembly Elections
There were in total 17 constituencies where BJP had low winning/losing margin. Among these seats, the party won 6 and faced defeat in 11 of them. In both winning and losing constituencies, the margin remained below 4%. In the losing constituencies, it was defeated by INC in 10 seats while 1 seat was lost to…
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Himachal Pradesh – Overall Vote Share of Parties in Last 2 Assembly Elections
In the 2012 elections, INC got 42.81% of the vote share and formed the government while BJP received 38.67% of the vote share. IND got 12.14% and HLP got 2.40% of the vote share. In 2017, it was the BJP that gained a maximum vote share of 48.79% whereas the INC’s vote share decreased to 41.68%. IND and CPI(M) received 6.34% and 1.47% of…
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Himachal Pradesh – Overall Result of Last 2 Assembly Elections in the State
In 2012, INC secured 36 seats and went on to form the government in the state whereas BJP won 26 seats. 5 seats were won by IND and 1 seat went to HLP. In the 2017 elections, BJP came to power by winning 44 seats while INC managed to win 21 seats. IND and CPI (M) won 2…
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Himachal Pradesh – History of Election Results Since 1990
The assembly elections are slated to be held in the hill state by November 2022 with the present government standing to complete its tenure by 8th January 2023. The state is known for its clear anti-incumbency voting pattern; it has not seen any incumbent government returning to power since 1990. In…
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Punjab – Constituencies Where INC was 1st Runner-up in the Last 3 Assembly Elections
There are in total 5 constituencies in Punjab where INC had been 1st runner-up in the last 3 elections. In terms of margin, there were 4 constituencies where the losing margin increased in 2022. Rupnagar witnessed a marginal decrease in losing margin. The vote share of INC decreased in all of these constituencies though not significantly. INC will need to reexamine its plan of action and explore other alternatives to convert close losses into winning seats to be…
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Punjab – Constituencies INC lost in 2022 After Winning Consecutive Terms
There were in total 25 seats where INC remained the winner in the last two elections prior to the 2022 assembly elections. It came in 2nd position in 13 constituencies, 3rd in 9 and 4th in 3 constituencies. AAP managed to secure 23 seats while 1 seat each was won by BSP and IND. Despite witnessing an increase in its winning margin in 18 seats in the…
