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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 20 · 2017Reserved (SC)
Baijnath
Winner — 2017
MULKH RAJ
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 60.6%INC 36.7%3 others 2.7%
Votes
32,102
60.6% share
Winning margin
12,669
23.9% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
66.1%
of 80,160
Baijnath is a safe seat — MULKH RAJ won by 23.9%.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.00 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MULKH RAJ | BJP (NDA) | 32,102 | 60.6% |
| 2 | KISHORI LAL | INC | 19,433 | 36.7% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 577 | 1.1% |
| 4 | RAMESH CHAND | 510 | 1.0% | |
| 5 | BIR SINGH | IND | 331 | 0.6% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Low turnout (67th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean23.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.9% · min 1.8% · max 43.3%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
64%
lowerhigher
67th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.22
fewer partiesmore parties
38th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
1.1%
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1st of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.22EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 60.6%INC 36.7%OTH 1.6%NOTA 1.1%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.00 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?
2 locationsSEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
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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.