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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 14 · 2003

Solan

Winner — 2003

DR. RAJEEV BINDAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 34.2%IND 31.2%6 others 34.6%
Votes
15,332
34.2% share
Winning margin
1,359
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
68.7%
of 65,204

A closely fought contest. DR. RAJEEV BINDAL won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
DR. RAJEEV BINDAL
BJP (NDA)
15,33234.2%
2
MOHINDER NATH SOFAT
IND
13,97331.2%
3
MAJOR KRISHNA MOHINI
INC
10,66523.8%
4
MOHINDER SHARMA
HVC
NDA
2,7426.1%
5
HAMINDER SINGH THAKUR
LMHP
1,5763.5%
6
C.R.THAKUR
NCP
2540.6%
7
DHARMINDER KUMAR
IND
1700.4%
8
JITENDER KUMAR
IND
880.2%

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 (60th), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 0.1% · max 60.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
60th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.54
fewer partiesmore parties
25th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
42nd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.54EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 34.2%IND 31.2%INC 23.8%HVC 6.1%OTH 4.7%

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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