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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 1998

Paonta Doon

Winner — 1998

RATTAN SINGH
INC· INC
INC 33.5%BJP 28.3%6 others 38.2%
Votes
15,569
33.5% share
Winning margin
2,420
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
75.9%
of 61,228

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RATTAN SINGH
INC
15,56933.5%
2
SUKH RAM
NDA
13,14928.3%
3
KIRNESH JUNG
IND
12,69727.3%
4
FATEH SINGH
HVC
2,9336.3%
5
RAM LAL SHARMA
9802.1%
6
BHAGAT RAM
7811.7%
7
ASGAR ALI
1900.4%
8
HET RAM
1670.4%

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 (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 5.2% · max 53.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
56th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
21st of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 33.5%BJP 28.3%IND 27.3%HVC 6.3%OTH 4.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A 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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Lord Elgin Tomb

Lord Elgin Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Lord Elgin Tomb

Rock Inscription, Kanihara

Rock Inscription, Kanihara

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock Inscription

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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