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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 48 · 2003
Dharamsala
Winner — 2003
CHANDRESH KUMARI
INC· INC
INC 52.0%BJP 40.0%4 others 7.9%
Votes
22,181
52.0% share
Winning margin
5,118
12.0% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.5%
of 56,459
A clear win with a 12.0% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
6 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | CHANDRESH KUMARI | INC | 22,181 | 52.0% |
| 2 | KISHAN KAPOOR | NDA | 17,063 | 40.0% |
| 3 | RAM SWAROOP | HVC NDA | 2,473 | 5.8% |
| 4 | UTTAM KAPOOR | IND | 423 | 1.0% |
| 5 | JASWANT SINGH | Samajwadi Party | 246 | 0.6% |
| 6 | SUDESH KUMAR | 237 | 0.6% |
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.
Average turnout (22nd), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean12.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.6% · min 0.4% · max 50.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
77%
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22nd of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.21
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39th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.4%
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53rd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.21EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 52.0%BJP 40.0%HVC 5.8%OTH 2.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
3,81,956
Density
327 / km²
Sex ratio
982 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,167 km²
SC population25.9%
ST population2.8%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.4%Other 2.6%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water84.4%
Electricity98.4%
Sanitation70.6%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births91.7%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER40.1%
Children underweight (under 5)38.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER53.0%
Women literate91.2%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER10.0%
Clean cooking fuel35.8%
Health insurance35.4%
What's nearby?
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