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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 1998

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Winner — 1998

NARINDER BRAGTA
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 47.2%INC 38.9%1 others 13.8%
Votes
14,758
47.3% share
Winning margin
2,603
8.3% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
42.7%
of 73,148

A clear win with a 8.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
NARINDER BRAGTA
BJP (NDA)
14,75847.3%
2
HARBHAJAN SINGH BHAJJI
INC
12,15538.9%
3
OM PRAKASH
4,32313.8%

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.

Low turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
8.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.5% · max 63.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
58th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
66th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 47.3%INC 38.9%CPM 13.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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