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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM SINGH | INC | 13,437 | 52.9% |
| 2 | MELA RAM | BJP | 11,512 | 45.4% |
| 3 | OM PRAKASH | IND | 296 | 1.2% |
| 4 | BHAGAT RAM | IND | 142 | 0.6% |
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
safe7.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 0.3% · max 71.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
13th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
64th of 68Where 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 COMPUTEDA 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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