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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Geharwin
Winner — 1977
BACHITTAR SINGH
JNP· Janata
JNP 70.9%INC 16.8%1 others 12.3%
Votes
10,466
70.9% share
Winning margin
7,982
54.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
53.8%
of 27,457
Geharwin is a safe seat — BACHITTAR SINGH won by 54.1%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BACHITTAR SINGH | Janata | 10,466 | 70.9% |
| 2 | RIKHI RAM | INC | 2,484 | 16.8% |
| 3 | NARAIN DAS | IND | 1,812 | 12.3% |
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 (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean54.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 2.5% · max 54.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
23rd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 70.9%INC 16.8%IND 12.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,37,903
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,503 km²
SC population28.0%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.0%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation58.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.7%
Clean cooking fuel65.0%
Health insurance26.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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