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Mandi

Winner — 2021 by-election

INC 49.1%BJP 48.1%5 others 2.7%
Votes
3,69,565
49.1% share
Winning margin
7,490
1.0% of votes
Total votes cast
7,52,071
Candidates
7
Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRATIBHA SINGH
3,69,56549.1%
2
BRIG. KHUSHAL CHAND THAKUR
3,62,07548.1%
3
NOTA
12,6611.7%
4
AMBIKA SHYAM
RSHTLKNTP
3,6170.5%
5
SUBHASH MOHAN SNEHI
IND
1,7720.2%
6
MUNSHI RAM THAKUR
Himachal Jan Kranti Party
1,2620.2%
7
ANIL KUMAR
IND
1,1190.1%

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
safe
1.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.9% · min 2.0% · max 55.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
1st of 4

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 4

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
3rd of 4

How often does it back the winner?

SEAT
neveralways

matches the ruling party

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 49.1%BJP 48.1%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Chamba RumalGI🏺Oil-Himachali Chulli🏺Processing of Seabuckthorn (Charma)🏺Shawl-Kullu🏺Steel Furniture
A Miniature Stone Siva Temple

A Miniature Stone Siva Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

A Miniature Stone Siva Temple

Ardhanarishwer Temple

Ardhanarishwer Temple

🏛️MonumentASI

Ardhanarishwer Temple

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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