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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 46 · 1985

Nagrota

Winner — 1985

RAM CHAND
BJP· BJP
BJP 47.4%INC 46.0%3 others 6.6%
Votes
12,530
47.4% share
Winning margin
372
1.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
77.3%
of 34,181

Nagrota was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.4% — fewer than 372 votes separated winner from runner-up.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAM CHAND
BJP
12,53047.4%
2
HARDYAL
INC
12,15846.0%
3
MADAN LAL
Left
1,3595.1%
4
SWAMI SHANTA NAND
IND
2240.8%
5
VIRENDER KUMAR CHAUDHARI
IND
1570.6%

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.

Average turnout (40th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
1.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 16.4% · min 1.4% · max 53.7%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
40th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.66
fewer partiesmore parties
19th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
55th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.66EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.4%INC 46.0%CPI 5.1%OTH 1.4%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,81,956
Density
327 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,167 km²
SC population25.9%
ST population2.8%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.4%Other 2.6%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.4%
Electricity98.4%
Sanitation70.6%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate91.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel35.8%
Health insurance35.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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