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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 42 · 1998Reserved (SC)
Rajgir
Winner — 1998
ATMA RAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 45.0%INC 33.7%3 others 21.3%
Votes
13,708
45.0% share
Winning margin
3,432
11.3% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
65.0%
of 46,862
A clear win with a 11.3% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | ATMA RAM | BJP (NDA) | 13,708 | 45.0% |
| 2 | MILKHI RAM GOMA | INC | 10,276 | 33.7% |
| 3 | K.C. KALYAN | HVC | 4,968 | 16.3% |
| 4 | SHER SINGH HEER | 1,292 | 4.2% | |
| 5 | BIRBAL SINGH DOGRA | AIRJP | 225 | 0.7% |
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 (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean11.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.7% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
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17th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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33rd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 45.0%INC 33.7%HVC 16.3%OTH 5.0%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.