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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 57 · 1998

Banjar

Winner — 1998

KARAN SINGH
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 46.9%INC 41.9%4 others 11.2%
Votes
25,696
46.9% share
Winning margin
2,735
5.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.0%
of 77,183

A closely fought contest. KARAN SINGH won with a 5.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
KARAN SINGH
BJP (NDA)
25,69646.9%
2
SATYA PRAKASH THAKUR
INC
22,96141.9%
3
DALIP SINGH
HVC
5,4399.9%
4
NARESH KUMAR
BSP
5501.0%
5
PREM SINGH
AIRJP
1040.2%
6
GAGAN SINGH
IND
630.1%

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 (12th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.2% · min 0.3% · max 23.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
80%
lowerhigher
12th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.23
fewer partiesmore parties
36th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
5th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.23EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 46.9%INC 41.9%HVC 9.9%OTH 1.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

A moderately populated district — less literate than the national rate.

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,29,855
Density
188 / km²
Sex ratio
918 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
2,825 km²
SC population30.3%
ST population2.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
90%HINDU
Hindu 90.0%Muslim 6.3%Other 3.7%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water77.9%
Electricity94.3%
Sanitation62.1%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births87.4%
Children fully vaccinated93.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.6%
Children underweight (under 5)24.2%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER50.1%
Women literate84.9%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER5.0%
Clean cooking fuel46.8%
Health insurance26.2%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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