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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 24 · 1972
Hamirpur
Winner — 1972
RAMESH CHAND VERMA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 50.1%BJS 42.2%3 others 7.7%
Votes
7,092
50.1% share
Winning margin
1,122
7.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.5%
of 26,981
A clear win with a 7.9% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAMESH CHAND VERMA | Congress (R) | 7,092 | 50.1% |
| 2 | JAGDEV CHAND | Grand Alliance | 5,970 | 42.2% |
| 3 | RATTAN CHAND | IND | 577 | 4.1% |
| 4 | PARMODH SINGH | IND | 302 | 2.1% |
| 5 | RUMESH | 214 | 1.5% |
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.
High turnout (6th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 10.9% · min 1.3% · max 26.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
6th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
8th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
7th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.1%BJS 42.2%OTH 7.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,37,903
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,503 km²
SC population28.0%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.0%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation58.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.7%
Clean cooking fuel65.0%
Health insurance26.8%
What's nearby?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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