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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Mewa

Winner — 1985

DHARAM SINGH
INC· INC
INC 52.9%BJP 45.3%2 others 1.7%
Votes
13,437
52.9% share
Winning margin
1,925
7.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
69.5%
of 36,542

A clear win with a 7.6% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DHARAM SINGH
INC
13,43752.9%
2
MELA RAM
BJP
11,51245.4%
3
OM PRAKASH
IND
2961.2%
4
BHAGAT RAM
IND
1420.6%

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 (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 0.3% · max 71.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
13th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
64th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.9%BJP 45.4%OTH 1.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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