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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 60 · 1985

Chachiot

Winner — 1985

SHIV LAL
INC· INC
INC 50.6%IND 43.3%3 others 6.1%
Votes
12,958
50.6% share
Winning margin
1,884
7.4% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
74.6%
of 34,306

A clear win with a 7.4% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SHIV LAL
INC
12,95850.6%
2
MOTI RAM
IND
11,07443.3%
3
BALE RAM
BJP
8373.3%
4
LACHHMAN DAS
IND
4911.9%
5
UTTAM SINGH
Left
2320.9%

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 (30th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
7.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.3% · min 1.3% · max 40.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
76%
lowerhigher
30th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.00
fewer partiesmore parties
9th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.9%
lowerhigher
3rd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.00EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.6%IND 43.3%OTH 6.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,14,010
Density
159 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,131 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation68.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated96.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)14.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.5%
Women literate93.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel78.0%
Health insurance37.1%

What's nearby?

1 location
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