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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1993
Simla
Winner — 1993
RAKESH SINGHA
CPM· Left
CPM 33.8%INC 33.3%5 others 32.9%
Votes
11,854
33.8% share
Winning margin
159
0.5% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
59.9%
of 58,614
Simla was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.5% — fewer than 159 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAKESH SINGHA | Left | 11,854 | 33.8% |
| 2 | HARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI | INC | 11,695 | 33.3% |
| 3 | SURESH BHARDWAJ | BJP | 11,363 | 32.4% |
| 4 | CHAMAN LAL | 88 | 0.3% | |
| 5 | DURGA SINGH RATHAUR | IND | 39 | 0.1% |
| 6 | JOGINDER SINGH GREWAL | IND | 34 | 0.1% |
| 7 | FOZDAR SINGH CHAUHAN | 32 | 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.
Low turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.5% · max 63.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
58th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
66th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
CPM 33.8%INC 33.3%BJP 32.4%OTH 0.5%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.