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Himachal Pradesh · PC 2 · 1996
Mandi
Winner — Lok Sabha 1996
SUKH RAM
INC· INC
INC 62.4%BJP 33.3%12 others 4.3%
Votes
3,28,186
62.4% share
Winning margin
1,53,223
29.1% of votes
Total votes cast
5,25,608
Candidates
14
Seat history
All Candidates
14 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SUKH RAM | INC | 3,28,186 | 62.4% |
| 2 | ADAN SINGH THAKUR | BJP | 1,74,963 | 33.3% |
| 3 | GANGA SINGH | United Front | 6,460 | 1.2% |
| 4 | AMAR NIRGOTRA | IND | 4,608 | 0.9% |
| 5 | CHANDERMANI SHARMA | AIIC(T) | 3,717 | 0.7% |
| 6 | KANSHI RAM | IND | 1,954 | 0.4% |
| 7 | DEVENDER SHARMA | IND | 1,049 | 0.2% |
| 8 | BAL KRISHAN | IND | 936 | 0.2% |
| 9 | SUBH RAM THAKRAY | 790 | 0.1% | |
| 10 | DIWAN CHAND GUPTA | IND | 768 | 0.1% |
| 11 | RAMESH CHAND GAUTAM | IND | 739 | 0.1% |
| 12 | JEEVAN PARKASH SHARMA | IND | 695 | 0.1% |
| 13 | BRIKAM RAM | IND | 449 | 0.1% |
| 14 | RAMESH KUMAR GARLA | IND | 294 | 0.1% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
High turnout (1st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe29.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 2.0% · max 55.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
1st of 4How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 4How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
3rd of 4How often does it back the winner?
SEAT
neveralways
matches the ruling party
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.4%BJP 33.3%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%
Figures are for Mandi, this seat's primary district — it spans 6 districts.
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%
What's nearby?
22 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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