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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 51 · 1985
Banikhet
Winner — 1985
ASHA KUMARI
INC· INC
INC 50.3%CPI 20.4%2 others 29.2%
Votes
12,891
50.4% share
Winning margin
7,655
29.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
60.2%
of 42,561
Banikhet is a safe seat — ASHA KUMARI won by 29.9%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ASHA KUMARI | INC | 12,891 | 50.4% |
| 2 | DAULAT RAM NIRDOSHI | Left | 5,236 | 20.4% |
| 3 | BIMLA MAHAJAN | IND | 3,808 | 14.9% |
| 4 | GANDHARV SINGH | BJP | 3,670 | 14.3% |
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.
High turnout (7th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean29.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.7% · min 0.9% · max 38.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
82%
lowerhigher
7th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.09
fewer partiesmore parties
6th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
10th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.09EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.4%CPI 20.4%IND 14.9%BJP 14.3%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,80,320
Density
300 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,936 km²
SC population28.4%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.5%Other 5.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.3%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation73.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Women literate91.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel62.5%
Health insurance41.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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