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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 25 · 1985

Hamirpur

Winner — 1985

JAGDEV CHAND
BJP· BJP
BJP 52.7%INC 46.6%1 others 0.7%
Votes
12,753
52.7% share
Winning margin
1,467
6.1% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
68.4%
of 35,361

A clear win with a 6.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
JAGDEV CHAND
BJP
12,75352.7%
2
BIDHI CHAND
INC
11,28646.6%
3
KASHMIR SINGH PARMAR
IND
1580.7%

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 (31st), a typical margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
6.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.1% · min 3.0% · max 47.1%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
31st of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.97
fewer partiesmore parties
2nd of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
13th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.97EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 52.7%INC 46.6%OTH 0.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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
🏺Shawl-Kullu

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