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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 10 · 1998
Arki
Winner — 1998
DHARAM PAL THAKUR
INC· INC
INC 42.0%BJP 40.3%3 others 17.8%
Votes
14,327
42.0% share
Winning margin
578
1.7% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.1%
of 48,716
Arki was decided by a razor-thin margin of 1.7% — fewer than 578 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | DHARAM PAL THAKUR | INC | 14,327 | 42.0% |
| 2 | NAGIN CHANDRA PAL | NDA | 13,749 | 40.3% |
| 3 | INDER SINGH THAKUR | HVC | 3,850 | 11.3% |
| 4 | RAM KRISHAN | 2,044 | 6.0% | |
| 5 | SANT RAM | 177 | 0.5% |
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 (59th), a typical margin, a fragmented field.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe1.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.2% · min 1.7% · max 58.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
59th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
3.12
fewer partiesmore parties
4th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
12th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
3.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 42.0%BJP 40.3%HVC 11.3%CPM 6.0%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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · 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.