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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 1972Reserved (SC)
Gangath
Winner — 1972
DHINOO RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.7%IND 30.1%3 others 11.2%
Votes
8,002
58.7% share
Winning margin
3,902
28.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
55.7%
of 24,472
Gangath is a safe seat — DHINOO RAM won by 28.6%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHINOO RAM | Congress (R) | 8,002 | 58.7% |
| 2 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 4,100 | 30.1% |
| 3 | DURGA DASS | Grand Alliance | 1,361 | 10.0% |
| 4 | BANSI LAL | IND | 109 | 0.8% |
| 5 | RANJHA RAM | IND | 55 | 0.4% |
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 (38th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean28.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 42.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
38th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
67th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.7%IND 30.1%BJS 10.0%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,54,768
Density
407 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,118 km²
SC population24.0%
ST population0.7%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.3%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation89.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance32.0%
What's nearby?
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