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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 68 · 1985
Mandi
Winner — 1985
DURGA DUTT
INC· INC
INC 50.9%BJP 45.6%4 others 3.5%
Votes
12,166
50.9% share
Winning margin
1,282
5.4% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
69.7%
of 34,303
A clear win with a 5.4% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DURGA DUTT | INC | 12,166 | 50.9% |
| 2 | KANHYA LAL | BJP | 10,884 | 45.5% |
| 3 | AMAR CHAND | Left | 395 | 1.6% |
| 4 | BHAGAT SINGH | IND | 216 | 0.9% |
| 5 | CHANDER MANI SHARMA | IND | 213 | 0.9% |
| 6 | PRITHVI RAJ SHARMA | IND | 19 | 0.1% |
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 (49th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe5.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.4% · min 0.3% · max 47.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
49th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.81
fewer partiesmore parties
15th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
44th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.81EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 50.9%BJP 45.5%OTH 3.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
84,121
Density
13 / km²
Sex ratio
819 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,401 km²
SC population17.5%
ST population58.0%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
77%HINDU
Hindu 77.0%Buddhist 21.5%Other 1.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity91.5%
Sanitation69.2%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births82.7%
Children fully vaccinated91.7%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.2%
Children underweight (under 5)18.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER51.7%
Women literate89.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.9%
Clean cooking fuel70.4%
Health insurance35.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Oil-Himachali Chulli
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