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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 35 · 1985Reserved (SC)

Gangath

Winner — 1985

GIRDHARI LAL
INC· INC
INC 41.3%BJP 35.0%5 others 23.7%
Votes
10,711
41.3% share
Winning margin
1,637
6.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
76.1%
of 34,091

A clear win with a 6.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

7 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
GIRDHARI LAL
INC
10,71141.3%
2
DES RAJ
BJP
9,07435.0%
3
DUNI CHAND
IND
3,23912.5%
4
DURGA DASS
IND
1,0073.9%
5
MOHINDER SINGH
Left
1,0013.9%
6
CHARAN DASS SOTREE
IND
7713.0%
7
SOM RAJ
IND
1440.6%

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.

Low turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.4% · max 44.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
64th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.72EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 41.3%BJP 35.0%IND 12.5%OTH 11.3%

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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