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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 65 · 1977
Dharampur
Winner — 1977
OM CHAND
JNP· Janata
JNP 52.4%INC 33.9%3 others 13.7%
Votes
9,139
52.4% share
Winning margin
3,231
18.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
62.9%
of 27,714
Dharampur is a safe seat — OM CHAND won by 18.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | OM CHAND | Janata | 9,139 | 52.4% |
| 2 | BHIKHA RAM | INC | 5,908 | 33.9% |
| 3 | MEHAR CHAND | IND | 1,822 | 10.4% |
| 4 | MOHAN LAL | IND | 382 | 2.2% |
| 5 | MEHAR CHAND HAWAN | IND | 190 | 1.1% |
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.
High turnout (8th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean18.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.8% · min 1.9% · max 33.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
81%
lowerhigher
8th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
46th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
65th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
JNP 52.4%INC 33.9%IND 10.4%OTH 3.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,14,010
Density
159 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,131 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population1.1%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation68.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated96.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)14.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.5%
Women literate93.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel78.0%
Health insurance37.1%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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