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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 48 · 1985

Dharamsala

Winner — 1985

MOOL RAJ PADHA
INC· INC
INC 48.9%BJP 44.0%3 others 7.1%
Votes
10,663
48.9% share
Winning margin
1,083
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.8%
of 30,347

A closely fought contest. MOOL RAJ PADHA won with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
MOOL RAJ PADHA
INC
10,66348.9%
2
KISHAN CHAND
BJP
9,58044.0%
3
DIL VIKRAM SINGH
IND
9144.2%
4
RAKESH NARAYAN
Left
5672.6%
5
SWAMI SHANTA NAND
IND
630.3%

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 (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 50.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
22nd of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.21
fewer partiesmore parties
39th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
53rd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 48.9%BJP 44.0%OTH 7.1%

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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