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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 47 · 1985
Shahpur
Winner — 1985
VIJAY SINGH
INC· INC
INC 62.4%BJP 35.6%4 others 2.0%
Votes
15,956
62.4% share
Winning margin
6,862
26.9% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
73.0%
of 35,021
Shahpur is a safe seat — VIJAY SINGH won by 26.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | VIJAY SINGH | INC | 15,956 | 62.4% |
| 2 | RAM RATTAN | BJP | 9,094 | 35.6% |
| 3 | PIAJU RAM | IND | 206 | 0.8% |
| 4 | HANS RAJ | IND | 143 | 0.6% |
| 5 | PRITHVI RAJ PATHANIA | Left | 137 | 0.5% |
| 6 | KARAM SINGH | IND | 22 | 0.1% |
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 (33rd), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe26.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.0% · min 3.6% · max 40.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
76%
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33rd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.17
fewer partiesmore parties
40th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
61st of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.17EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 62.4%BJP 35.6%OTH 2.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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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