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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1993
Chamba
Winner — 1993
HARSH MAHAJAN
INC· INC
INC 59.6%BJP 39.6%2 others 0.8%
Votes
20,435
59.6% share
Winning margin
6,850
20.0% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
71.9%
of 47,699
Chamba is a safe seat — HARSH MAHAJAN won by 20.0%.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARSH MAHAJAN | INC | 20,435 | 59.6% |
| 2 | KISHORI LAL | BJP | 13,585 | 39.6% |
| 3 | PURAN CHAND | IND | 168 | 0.5% |
| 4 | NOOR MAHI | IND | 121 | 0.3% |
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.
Low turnout (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe20.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
65th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
2nd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 59.6%BJP 39.6%OTH 0.8%
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
Known forDISTRICT
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