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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 18 · 2003

Paonta Doon

Winner — 2003

SUKH RAM
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 39.8%LMHP 29.5%2 others 30.7%
Votes
22,647
39.8% share
Winning margin
5,862
10.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
82.6%
of 68,911

A clear win with a 10.3% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUKH RAM
BJP (NDA)
22,64739.8%
2
KIRNESH JUNG
LMHP
16,78529.5%
3
RATTAN SINGH
INC
16,04428.2%
4
RAJENDER MOHAN
HVC
NDA
1,4592.6%

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 (56th), a closer-than-average contest, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
10.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 13.9% · min 5.2% · max 53.5%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
56th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.61
fewer partiesmore parties
21st of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.7%
lowerhigher
21st of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.61EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 39.8%LMHP 29.5%INC 28.2%OTH 2.6%

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?

4 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Lord Elgin Tomb

Lord Elgin Tomb

🏛️MonumentASI

Lord Elgin Tomb

Rock Inscription, Kanihara

Rock Inscription, Kanihara

🏛️MonumentASI

Rock Inscription

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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