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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 62 · 1985

Sundernagar

Winner — 1985

ROOP SINGH
BJP· BJP
BJP 54.2%INC 45.1%1 others 0.7%
Votes
10,220
54.2% share
Winning margin
1,728
9.2% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
66.4%
of 28,359

A clear win with a 9.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ROOP SINGH
BJP
10,22054.2%
2
DHARM DUTT
INC
8,49245.1%
3
SHER SINGH
IND
1310.7%

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.

Low turnout (63rd), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
9.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.5% · min 2.5% · max 28.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
69%
lowerhigher
63rd of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.24
fewer partiesmore parties
35th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
22nd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.24EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 54.2%INC 45.1%OTH 0.7%

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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