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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1982Reserved (SC)
Geharwin
Winner — 1982
GANU RAM
BJP· BJP
BJP 36.5%IND 33.7%3 others 29.8%
Votes
7,477
36.5% share
Winning margin
576
2.8% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
67.7%
of 30,251
A closely fought contest. GANU RAM won with a 2.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GANU RAM | BJP | 7,477 | 36.5% |
| 2 | RIKHI RAM KAUNDAL | IND | 6,901 | 33.7% |
| 3 | NIKU RAM | Congress (I) | 5,074 | 24.8% |
| 4 | RAM PRAKASH | IND | 737 | 3.6% |
| 5 | BANTA RAM | Janata | 286 | 1.4% |
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 (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean2.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 2.5% · max 54.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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23rd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
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47th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 36.5%IND 33.7%INC 24.8%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,37,903
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,503 km²
SC population28.0%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.0%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation58.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.7%
Clean cooking fuel65.0%
Health insurance26.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.