Back to Himachal Pradesh 1998 map
Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 53 · 1998
Chamba
Winner — 1998
HARSH MAHAJAN
INC· INC
INC 54.1%BJP 39.8%7 others 6.1%
Votes
19,562
54.1% share
Winning margin
5,151
14.2% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
69.7%
of 51,908
A clear win with a 14.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
9 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HARSH MAHAJAN | INC | 19,562 | 54.1% |
| 2 | KEWAL KRISHAN | NDA | 14,411 | 39.8% |
| 3 | ASHOK KUMAR | HVC | 898 | 2.5% |
| 4 | CHANDER MANI | 582 | 1.6% | |
| 5 | D.P. MALHOTRA | IND | 200 | 0.6% |
| 6 | KISHORE KUMAR | IND | 189 | 0.5% |
| 7 | NAND LAL | IND | 130 | 0.4% |
| 8 | GULAB SING | 116 | 0.3% | |
| 9 | BUDHI SINGH | IND | 91 | 0.3% |
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 (65th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
LOADING SEAT HISTORY…
How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe14.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.3% · min 1.2% · max 65.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
68%
lowerhigher
65th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.14
fewer partiesmore parties
44th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
lowerhigher
2nd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.14EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 54.1%BJP 39.8%OTH 6.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,80,320
Density
300 / km²
Sex ratio
880 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,936 km²
SC population28.4%
ST population4.4%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
95%HINDU
Hindu 94.5%Other 5.5%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.3%
Electricity97.2%
Sanitation73.4%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated92.6%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER32.3%
Children underweight (under 5)26.7%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER47.5%
Women literate91.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER13.3%
Clean cooking fuel62.5%
Health insurance41.9%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Mushrooms
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.