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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 37 · 1985

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Winner — 1985

CHANDER KUMAR
INC· INC
INC 56.0%BJP 41.3%2 others 2.7%
Votes
12,223
56.0% share
Winning margin
3,201
14.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.2%
of 28,271

A clear win with a 14.7% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
CHANDER KUMAR
INC
12,22356.0%
2
HARBANS SINGH RANA
BJP
9,02241.3%
3
JOGINDER SINGH PATHANIA
IND
3101.4%
4
TILAK RAJ
IND
2791.3%

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 (44th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
14.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.6% · min 0.7% · max 31.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
74%
lowerhigher
44th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
61st of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
52nd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 56.0%BJP 41.3%OTH 2.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,54,768
Density
407 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,118 km²
SC population24.0%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.3%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation89.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

1 location
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