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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 43 · 2003

Baijnath

Winner — 2003

SUDHIR SHARMA
INC· INC
INC 53.9%BJP 38.9%7 others 7.2%
Votes
22,371
53.9% share
Winning margin
6,239
15.0% of votes
Total candidates
9
Turnout
72.0%
of 57,622

Baijnath is a safe seat — SUDHIR SHARMA won by 15.0%.

Seat history

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
SUDHIR SHARMA
INC
22,37153.9%
2
DULO RAM
NDA
16,13238.9%
3
KASHMIR SINGH
BSP
7151.7%
4
BABA DHUNI NATH JI
5571.3%
5
RAJESH KUMAR
HVC
NDA
5081.2%
6
MILAP CHAND
IND
4211.0%
7
MEDA RAM
LMHP
4211.0%
8
JAGDISH CHAND
2210.5%
9
DHANI RAM
IND
1610.4%

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.

Average turnout (19th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
15.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 11.8% · min 1.9% · max 27.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
19th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.06
fewer partiesmore parties
56th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
68th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.06EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 53.9%BJP 38.9%OTH 7.2%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry

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