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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1977

Dharamsala

Winner — 1977

BRIJ LAL
JNP· Janata
JNP 58.2%INC 38.3%3 others 3.5%
Votes
8,576
58.2% share
Winning margin
2,927
19.9% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
59.1%
of 24,920

Dharamsala is a safe seat — BRIJ LAL won by 19.9%.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BRIJ LAL
Janata
8,57658.2%
2
CHANDER VERKAR
INC
5,64938.3%
3
SITAL RAM
IND
3462.4%
4
MADAN LAL
IND
1170.8%
5
BASANT KUMAR
IND
520.3%

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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 50.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
22nd of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 58.2%INC 38.3%OTH 3.5%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,81,956
Density
327 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,167 km²
SC population25.9%
ST population2.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.4%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.4%
Electricity98.4%
Sanitation70.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate91.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel35.8%
Health insurance35.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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