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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 1982
Palampur
Winner — 1982
SARWAN KUMAR
BJP· BJP
BJP 46.7%INC 38.9%6 others 14.4%
Votes
10,508
46.7% share
Winning margin
1,746
7.8% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.8%
of 31,358
A clear win with a 7.8% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
8 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARWAN KUMAR | BJP | 10,508 | 46.7% |
| 2 | KUNJ BIHARI LAL | Congress (I) | 8,762 | 38.9% |
| 3 | MEHAR CHAND | IND | 1,171 | 5.2% |
| 4 | IQBAL SINGH GULERIA | Lok Dal | 682 | 3.0% |
| 5 | PRITAM PAHARIA | Left | 644 | 2.9% |
| 6 | HARBINDER SINGH | IND | 427 | 1.9% |
| 7 | DES RAJ CHAUDHARI | IND | 233 | 1.0% |
| 8 | NAIK PREM CHAND | IND | 73 | 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 (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean7.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 2.1% · max 19.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
78%
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21st of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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62nd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.7%INC 38.9%IND 5.2%OTH 9.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry
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