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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1972

Sulah

Winner — 1972

DURGA CHAND
BJS· Grand Alliance
BJS 52.3%INC 30.9%3 others 16.8%
Votes
4,765
52.3% share
Winning margin
1,955
21.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
36.8%
of 24,722

Sulah is a safe seat — DURGA CHAND won by 21.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DURGA CHAND
Grand Alliance
4,76552.3%
2
SHAMBHOO SINGH
Congress (R)
2,81030.9%
3
PRAKASH CHAND
IND
94810.4%
4
PRITAM PAHARIA
IND
2933.2%
5
SITA RAM
IND
2913.2%

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 (33rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
21.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 3.6% · max 40.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
33rd of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
61st of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJS 52.3%INC 30.9%IND 10.4%OTH 6.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,81,956
Density
327 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,167 km²
SC population25.9%
ST population2.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.4%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.4%
Electricity98.4%
Sanitation70.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate91.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel35.8%
Health insurance35.4%

What's nearby?

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