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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 45 · 1998
Sulah
Winner — 1998
BIPAN SINGH PARMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.8%INC 47.4%2 others 4.8%
Votes
14,690
47.8% share
Winning margin
125
0.4% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
68.4%
of 44,927
Sulah was decided by a razor-thin margin of 0.4% — fewer than 125 votes separated winner from runner-up.
Seat history
All Candidates
4 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | BIPAN SINGH PARMAR | BJP (NDA) | 14,690 | 47.8% |
| 2 | JAGJIWAN PAUL | INC | 14,565 | 47.4% |
| 3 | KAMLESH KUMAR SHARMA | HVC | 1,251 | 4.1% |
| 4 | RAMDEV PANJLA | 236 | 0.8% |
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 (27th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean0.4%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.3% · min 0.4% · max 35.1%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
lowerhigher
27th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.04
fewer partiesmore parties
62nd of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
36th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.04EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.8%INC 47.4%OTH 4.8%
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
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