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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1951
Joginder Nagar
Winner — 1951
BESAR RAM
INC 68.3%KMPP 14.8%4 others 16.9%
Votes
3,337
68.3% share
Winning margin
2,615
53.6% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
33.0%
of 14,788
Joginder Nagar is a safe seat — BESAR RAM won by 53.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BESAR RAM | 3,337 | 68.3% | |
| 2 | LAJPAT RAI | KMPP | 722 | 14.8% |
| 3 | SOM DEV | 288 | 5.9% | |
| 4 | KIDARESHWAR | IND | 191 | 3.9% |
| 5 | BIR SINGH | IND | 183 | 3.8% |
| 6 | SUKH RAM | IND | 162 | 3.3% |
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.
Low turnout (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean53.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 5.2% · max 53.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
56th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
21st of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
36 seats · 19 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 68.3%KMPP 14.8%BJS 5.9%OTH 11.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
4 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.