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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 17 · 2017
Shahpur
Winner — 2017
SARVEEN CHOUDHARY
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 38.4%IND 28.2%5 others 33.4%
Votes
23,104
38.4% share
Winning margin
6,147
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
75.1%
of 80,097
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.27 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | SARVEEN CHOUDHARY | BJP (NDA) | 23,104 | 38.4% |
| 2 | MAJOR (RET.) VIJAI SINGH MANKOTIA | IND | 16,957 | 28.2% |
| 3 | KEWAL SINGH PATHANIA | INC | 16,333 | 27.2% |
| 4 | RAMESH KUMAR | IND | 1,111 | 1.9% |
| 5 | DESH RAJ CHAUDHARY | IND | 1,108 | 1.8% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 1,010 | 1.7% |
| 7 | BANARSI DASS DOGRA | 516 | 0.9% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (46th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 17.8% · min 0.6% · max 63.0%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
73%
lowerhigher
46th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.25
fewer partiesmore parties
32nd of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.8%
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11th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.25EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 38.4%IND 28.2%INC 27.2%OTH 4.6%NOTA 1.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹2.27 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
15,10,075
Density
263 / km²
Sex ratio
1012 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,739 km²
SC population21.1%
ST population5.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 96.8%Other 3.2%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water89.5%
Electricity98.1%
Sanitation65.5%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births90.2%
Children fully vaccinated83.9%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER28.0%
Children underweight (under 5)32.0%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER63.4%
Women literate94.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.5%
Clean cooking fuel49.1%
Health insurance36.4%
What's nearby?
1 locationSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
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Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.