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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 14 · 1998
Solan
Winner — 1998
KRISHNA MOHINI
INC· INC
INC 33.6%BJP 33.5%5 others 32.9%
Votes
12,210
33.6% share
Winning margin
26
0.1% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
65.2%
of 55,805
Solan was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.1% — fewer than 26 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | KRISHNA MOHINI | INC | 12,210 | 33.6% |
| 2 | MOHINDER NATH SOFAT | NDA | 12,184 | 33.5% |
| 3 | HAMINDER SINGH THAKUR | IND | 9,739 | 26.8% |
| 4 | VINOD KUMAR | HVC | 1,063 | 2.9% |
| 5 | JAGDISH CHANDER BHARDWAJ | 598 | 1.6% | |
| 6 | RAVINDER NATH PARIHAR | 512 | 1.4% | |
| 7 | SATYA DEVI | 72 | 0.2% |
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 (60th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe0.1%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 0.1% · max 60.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
60th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.6%BJP 33.5%IND 26.8%OTH 6.2%
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.