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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 27 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Mewa
Winner — 1998
ISHWAR DASS DHIMAN
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.5%INC 39.0%3 others 7.4%
Votes
19,949
53.5% share
Winning margin
5,417
14.5% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
70.7%
of 52,727
A clear win with a 14.5% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ISHWAR DASS DHIMAN | BJP (NDA) | 19,949 | 53.5% |
| 2 | PREM KAUSHAL | INC | 14,532 | 39.0% |
| 3 | DHARAM DASS | HVC | 1,486 | 4.0% |
| 4 | BRAHAM DASS | 750 | 2.0% | |
| 5 | MADAN LAL | BSP | 538 | 1.4% |
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.
High turnout (13th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.3% · min 0.3% · max 71.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
13th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.89
fewer partiesmore parties
13th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
64th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.89EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.5%INC 39.0%OTH 7.4%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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