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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 26 · 1967

Santokhgarh

Winner — 1967

V.SAGAR
IND
IND 46.4%INC 42.3%1 others 11.4%
Votes
8,437
46.4% share
Winning margin
742
4.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
57.7%
of 31,547

A closely fought contest. V.SAGAR won with a 4.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
V.SAGAR
IND
8,43746.4%
2
S.NATH
INC
7,69542.3%
3
S.SARUP
Bharatiya Jana Sangh
2,06711.4%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

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.

Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.7% · max 56.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
18th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
60 seats · 31 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.4%INC 42.3%BJS 11.4%

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%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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