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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2012Reserved (SC)

Churah

Winner — 2012

HANS RAJ
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 51.5%INC 46.9%1 others 1.6%
Votes
24,978
51.5% share
Winning margin
2,211
4.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
79.4%
of 61,120

A closely fought contest. HANS RAJ won with a 4.5% margin.

Seat history

1 of 3 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.07 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HANS RAJ
BJP (NDA)
24,97851.5%
2
SURINDER BHARDWAJ
UPA
22,76746.9%
3
KISHAN CHAND
BSP
7991.6%

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

Average turnout (16th), a closer-than-average contest, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
4.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 3.3% · max 76.6%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
16th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
31st of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.5%INC 46.9%OTH 1.6%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/3

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.07 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,19,080
Density
80 / km²
Sex ratio
986 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
6,522 km²
SC population21.5%
ST population26.1%
NITI Aspirational District · 2023-24

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.4%Muslim 6.3%Other 1.3%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water94.6%
Electricity94.2%
Sanitation51.5%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births72.0%
Children fully vaccinated100.0%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER42.6%
Children underweight (under 5)26.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER43.7%
Women literate84.1%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.8%
Clean cooking fuel35.0%
Health insurance26.8%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Chamba RumalGI

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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