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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 23 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Geharwin
Winner — 1998
RIKHI RAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 49.8%INC 45.4%5 others 4.8%
Votes
18,268
49.8% share
Winning margin
1,586
4.3% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
72.9%
of 50,336
A closely fought contest. RIKHI RAM won with a 4.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RIKHI RAM | BJP (NDA) | 18,268 | 49.8% |
| 2 | BEERU RAM | INC | 16,682 | 45.4% |
| 3 | BACHITER SINGH | HVC | 1,443 | 3.9% |
| 4 | SHER SINGH | AIRJP | 95 | 0.3% |
| 5 | DEV PARKASH | IND | 83 | 0.2% |
| 6 | PIAR SING | BSP | 79 | 0.2% |
| 7 | GOVIND SINGH | IND | 60 | 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.
Average turnout (23rd), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean4.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 14.6% · min 2.5% · max 54.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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23rd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.90
fewer partiesmore parties
11th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
47th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.90EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 49.8%INC 45.4%OTH 4.8%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA sparsely populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,37,903
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
942 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,503 km²
SC population28.0%
ST population3.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.9%Other 5.1%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.0%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation58.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.0%
Children fully vaccinated80.2%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER35.9%
Children underweight (under 5)25.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER52.8%
Women literate87.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER8.7%
Clean cooking fuel65.0%
Health insurance26.8%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Shawl-Kullu
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.