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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 1 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Churah
Winner — 2017
HANS RAJ
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 53.4%INC 44.0%3 others 2.6%
Votes
28,293
53.4% share
Winning margin
4,944
9.3% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
77.3%
of 68,623
A clear win with a 9.3% margin.
Seat history
1 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | HANS RAJ | BJP (NDA) | 28,293 | 53.4% |
| 2 | SURENDER BHARDWAJ | INC | 23,349 | 44.0% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 505 | 0.9% |
| 4 | NAND KUMAR | 442 | 0.8% | |
| 5 | DES RAJ | IND | 425 | 0.8% |
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
safe9.3%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 19.8% · min 3.3% · max 76.6%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
16th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.05
fewer partiesmore parties
57th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
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31st of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.05EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 53.4%INC 44.0%OTH 1.6%NOTA 0.9%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
1/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.00 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%
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.