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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 5 · 1977

Chopal

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Winner — 1977

RADHA RAMAN
JNP· Janata
JNP 45.2%IND 23.2%6 others 31.6%
Votes
6,466
45.2% share
Winning margin
3,153
22.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
56.8%
of 25,210

Chopal is a safe seat — RADHA RAMAN won by 22.0%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RADHA RAMAN
JNP
Janata
6,46645.2%
2
SANT RAM
IND
3,31323.2%
3
MANGAL SINGH
IND
1,90113.3%
4
SABLA RAM
IND
1,74412.2%
5
MANGAT RAM
IND
3072.1%
6
SHYAM SINGH
IND
3042.1%
7
DAVINDER SINGH
IND
2511.8%
8
SURAT SINGH
IND
210.1%

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.

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Average turnout (50th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
22.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 22.3% · min 0.2% · max 72.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
50th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.65
fewer partiesmore parties
20th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
9th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.65EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 45.2%IND 23.2%IND 13.3%IND 12.2%OTH 6.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

A sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,19,080
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,522 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population26.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.6%
Electricity94.2%
Sanitation51.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel35.0%
Health insurance26.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Chamba RumalGI

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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