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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 31 · 2017

Jogindernagar

Winner — 2017

PRAKASH RANA
IND
IND 46.9%BJP 36.9%4 others 16.2%
Votes
31,214
46.9% share
Winning margin
6,635
10.0% of votes
Total candidates
5
Turnout
73.4%
of 90,750

A clear win with a 10.0% margin.

Seat history

1 of 5 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹0.72 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

6 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
PRAKASH RANA
IND
31,21446.9%
2
GULAB SINGH THAKUR
BJP
24,57936.9%
3
JIWAN LAL THAKUR
INC
6,2449.4%
4
KUSHAL BHARDWAJ
2,8644.3%
NOTA
NOTA
1,1621.8%
6
HET SINGH VERMA
5210.8%

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

Low turnout (61st), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
10.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 15.4% · min 1.6% · max 64.2%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
70%
lowerhigher
61st of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.46
fewer partiesmore parties
26th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.5%
lowerhigher
40th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.46EFFECTIVE PARTIES
IND 46.9%BJP 36.9%INC 9.4%OTH 5.1%NOTA 1.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
1/5

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹0.72 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
9,99,777
Density
253 / km²
Sex ratio
1007 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
3,950 km²
SC population29.4%
ST population1.3%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
98%HINDU
Hindu 98.2%Other 1.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water95.2%
Electricity97.5%
Sanitation82.7%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births86.6%
Children fully vaccinated94.1%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER31.3%
Children underweight (under 5)21.3%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER48.9%
Women literate94.0%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.3%
Clean cooking fuel38.6%
Health insurance41.3%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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