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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BRIJ LAL | Janata | 8,576 | 58.2% |
| 2 | CHANDER VERKAR | INC | 5,649 | 38.3% |
| 3 | SITAL RAM | IND | 346 | 2.4% |
| 4 | MADAN LAL | IND | 117 | 0.8% |
| 5 | BASANT KUMAR | IND | 52 | 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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean19.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 50.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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22nd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
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39th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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53rd of 68Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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?
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