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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 50 · 1972
Baijnath
Winner — 1972
SANT RAM
INC· Congress (R)
INC 76.5%CPI 15.8%2 others 7.7%
Votes
8,487
76.5% share
Winning margin
6,740
60.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
43.2%
of 25,678
Baijnath is a safe seat — SANT RAM won by 60.8%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SANT RAM | Congress (R) | 8,487 | 76.5% |
| 2 | BIDHI CHAND | Left | 1,747 | 15.8% |
| 3 | MONA | IND | 680 | 6.1% |
| 4 | KARM CHAND | IND | 174 | 1.6% |
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 (28th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe60.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 0.7% · max 60.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
28th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.97
fewer partiesmore parties
10th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
30th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 76.5%CPI 15.8%IND 6.1%OTH 1.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,80,320
Density
300 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,936 km²
SC population28.4%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.5%Other 5.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.3%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation73.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Women literate91.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel62.5%
Health insurance41.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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