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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 59 · 1972Reserved (SC)

Outer Seraj

Winner — 1972

ISLHAR DASS
INC· Congress (R)
INC 58.2%CPI 26.7%1 others 15.0%
Votes
7,000
58.3% share
Winning margin
3,787
31.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
36.7%
of 32,755

Outer Seraj is a safe seat — ISLHAR DASS won by 31.5%.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ISLHAR DASS
Congress (R)
7,00058.3%
2
TALKU RAM
Left
3,21326.7%
3
DARU RASS
LRP
1,80515.0%

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 (2nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
31.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.5% · min 0.6% · max 50.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
86%
lowerhigher
2nd of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.09
fewer partiesmore parties
52nd of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
6th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 58.3%CPI 26.7%LRP 15.0%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,29,855
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,825 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population2.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Muslim 6.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation62.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)24.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel46.8%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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