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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1977Reserved (SC)
Rajgir
Winner — 1977
GULER CHAND
JNP· Janata
JNP 46.3%INC 33.3%6 others 20.5%
Votes
6,571
46.3% share
Winning margin
1,842
13.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
51.3%
of 27,704
A clear win with a 13.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GULER CHAND | Janata | 6,571 | 46.3% |
| 2 | MILKHI RAM GOMA | INC | 4,729 | 33.3% |
| 3 | PIARU | Left | 1,519 | 10.7% |
| 4 | WAZIRCHAND | IND | 803 | 5.7% |
| 5 | PRAAKSH DHAUGARY | IND | 341 | 2.4% |
| 6 | BHAKHIRDU | IND | 132 | 0.9% |
| 7 | ATMA RAM | IND | 65 | 0.5% |
| 8 | GURPAL SINGH | IND | 46 | 0.3% |
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 (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean13.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.7% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
17th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 46.3%INC 33.3%CPI 10.7%IND 5.7%OTH 4.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry
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