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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 67 · 1972
Joginder Nagar
Winner — 1972
PRAKASH CHANDRA
INC· Congress (R)
INC 26.7%IND 22.7%4 others 50.6%
Votes
2,638
26.7% share
Winning margin
392
4.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
44.0%
of 22,478
A closely fought contest. PRAKASH CHANDRA won with a 4.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | PRAKASH CHANDRA | Congress (R) | 2,638 | 26.7% |
| 2 | RATTAN LAL | IND | 2,246 | 22.7% |
| 3 | GHANSHYAM | IND | 2,094 | 21.2% |
| 4 | MOHINDER PAL | IND | 1,274 | 12.9% |
| 5 | TARA CHAND | Left | 1,202 | 12.2% |
| 6 | INDER SINGH | IND | 424 | 4.3% |
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 (45th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe4.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.5% · min 3.1% · max 63.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
74%
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45th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
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41st of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.7%
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19th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 26.7%IND 22.7%IND 21.2%IND 12.9%CPM 12.2%OTH 4.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,14,010
Density
159 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,131 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation68.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated96.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)14.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.5%
Women literate93.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel78.0%
Health insurance37.1%
What's nearby?
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