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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 66 · 1985

Joginder Nagar

Winner — 1985

RATAN LAL
IND
IND 52.1%INC 41.0%3 others 6.9%
Votes
12,790
52.0% share
Winning margin
2,715
11.1% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
71.9%
of 34,186

A clear win with a 11.1% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

5 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATAN LAL
IND
12,79052.0%
2
GULAB SINGH
INC
10,07541.0%
3
KASHMIR SINGH
BJP
1,1724.8%
4
TARA CHAND
Left
2831.1%
5
NAROTAM SINGH
IND
2521.0%

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 (36th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
11.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.9% · min 1.0% · max 62.8%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
36th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
47th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
27th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 52.0%INC 41.0%OTH 7.0%

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?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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