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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 34 · 1985

Nurpur

Winner — 1985

SAT MAHAJAN
INC· INC
INC 62.0%BJP 36.2%2 others 1.8%
Votes
19,643
62.0% share
Winning margin
8,183
25.8% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.5%
of 40,877

Nurpur is a safe seat — SAT MAHAJAN won by 25.8%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SAT MAHAJAN
INC
19,64362.0%
2
MEGH RAJ
BJP
11,46036.2%
3
KAMAL KISHORE
IND
3061.0%
4
PRITA SINGH
IND
2640.8%

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 (15th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
25.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.7% · min 2.0% · max 35.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
15th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.16
fewer partiesmore parties
43rd of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
15th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.16EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.0%BJP 36.2%OTH 1.8%

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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