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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 44 · 2007

Palampur

Winner — 2007

PARVEEN KUMAR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 50.1%INC 45.0%4 others 4.9%
Votes
25,121
50.1% share
Winning margin
2,588
5.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
71.1%
of 70,460

A clear win with a 5.2% margin.

Seat history

1 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PARVEEN KUMAR
BJP (NDA)
25,12150.1%
2
BRIJ BEHARI LAL BUTAIL
UPA
22,53345.0%
3
VINOD KUMAR
BSP
1,6763.4%
4
DHANI RAM
IND
4410.9%
5
RAMESH BHAU
Samajwadi Party
2200.4%
6
KESAR SINGH
NDA
1070.2%

DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.

Average turnout (21st), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
lean
5.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 9.6% · min 2.1% · max 19.3%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
78%
lowerhigher
21st of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.10
fewer partiesmore parties
49th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
62nd of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.10EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 50.1%INC 45.0%OTH 4.9%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/6

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

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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