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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| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | GIRDHARI LAL | INC | 10,711 | 41.3% |
| 2 | DES RAJ | BJP | 9,074 | 35.0% |
| 3 | DUNI CHAND | IND | 3,239 | 12.5% |
| 4 | DURGA DASS | IND | 1,007 | 3.9% |
| 5 | MOHINDER SINGH | Left | 1,001 | 3.9% |
| 6 | CHARAN DASS SOTREE | IND | 771 | 3.0% |
| 7 | SOM RAJ | IND | 144 | 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.
Low turnout (64th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean6.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.4% · min 0.4% · max 44.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
64th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.72
fewer partiesmore parties
17th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
38th of 68Where 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 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
Known forDISTRICT
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