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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 40 · 2003

Jawalamukhi

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Winner — 2003

RAMESH CHAND
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.3%IND 19.6%9 others 30.1%
Votes
22,459
50.3% share
Winning margin
13,729
30.8% of votes
Total candidates
11
Turnout
75.6%
of 59,027

Jawalamukhi is a safe seat — RAMESH CHAND won by 30.8%.

Seat history
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All Candidates

11 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
RAMESH CHAND
BJP
BJP (NDA)
22,45950.3%
2
SANJAY RATTAN
IND
8,73019.6%
3
KEWAL SINGH PATHANIA
INC
INC
7,78617.4%
4
GULZAR MOHAMMAD
HVC
NDA
1,3933.1%
5
KUSHAL SINGH
IND
1,2542.8%
6
KISHAN PARMAR
SP
Samajwadi Party
1,1232.5%
7
MOHINDER KUMAR
BSP
BSP
5151.1%
8
VIJAY KUMAR
IND
5081.1%
9
PIARE LAL
LJP
3460.8%
10
KARAM CHAND KANGA
IND
3430.8%
11
KESHAV DUTT
NCP
NCP
1860.4%

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.

The RecordThe PlaceThe State

Average turnout (38th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
30.8%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.8% · min 0.0% · max 42.0%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
75%
lowerhigher
38th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.12
fewer partiesmore parties
45th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
67th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.12EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.3%IND 19.6%INC 17.4%OTH 12.7%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,54,768
Density
407 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,118 km²
SC population24.0%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.3%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation89.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

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