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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 1977

Shillai

Winner — 1977

GUMAN SINGH CHAUHAN
INC· INC
INC 40.5%JNP 39.8%3 others 19.7%
Votes
5,994
40.5% share
Winning margin
95
0.6% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
52.8%
of 28,078

Shillai was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.6% — fewer than 95 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GUMAN SINGH CHAUHAN
INC
5,99440.5%
2
JAGAT SINGH
Janata
5,89939.8%
3
JAGGI RAM
IND
1,60710.8%
4
RATTAN SINGH
IND
1,1707.9%
5
SOBHA RAM SHARMA
IND
1400.9%

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 (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
0.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.6% · max 63.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
11th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 40.5%JNP 39.8%IND 10.8%IND 7.9%OTH 0.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%

What's nearby?

1 location
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
🏛️

Buddhist Stupa

🏛️MonumentASI

Buddhist Stupa

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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