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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 26 · 2003

Bamsan

Winner — 2003

PREM KUMAR DHUMAL
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 66.7%INC 31.0%2 others 2.3%
Votes
29,325
66.7% share
Winning margin
15,698
35.7% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
74.5%
of 59,018

Bamsan is a safe seat — PREM KUMAR DHUMAL won by 35.7%.

Seat history

All Candidates

4 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PREM KUMAR DHUMAL
BJP (NDA)
29,32566.7%
2
KULDEEP SINGH PATHANIA
INC
13,62731.0%
3
PIAR CHAND JASROTIA
IND
5371.2%
4
GOPI CHAND ATTARI
BSP
4551.0%

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.

Average turnout (18th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
35.7%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.0% · min 0.7% · max 56.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
18th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
58th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
34th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 66.7%INC 31.0%OTH 2.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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