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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2017
Gagret
Winner — 2017
RAJESH THAKUR
BJP· BJP (NDA)
BJP 56.9%INC 41.3%3 others 1.7%
Votes
33,977
57.0% share
Winning margin
9,320
15.6% of votes
Total candidates
4
Turnout
78.0%
of 76,540
Gagret is a safe seat — RAJESH THAKUR won by 15.6%.
Seat history
0 of 4 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹18.96 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | RAJESH THAKUR | BJP (NDA) | 33,977 | 57.0% |
| 2 | RAKESH KALIA | INC | 24,657 | 41.3% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 392 | 0.7% |
| 4 | SUBHASH SHARMA | IND | 379 | 0.6% |
| 5 | LEKH RAJ KATNORIA | 260 | 0.4% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
Average turnout (17th), a comfortable margin, an essentially two-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
lean15.6%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 12.2% · min 0.7% · max 23.5%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
79%
lowerhigher
17th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
1.94
fewer partiesmore parties
66th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.6%
lowerhigher
33rd of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
1.94EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 57.0%INC 41.3%OTH 1.1%NOTA 0.7%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/4
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹18.96 Cr
A moderately populated district — more literate than the national rate.
Who lives here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
5,21,173
Density
338 / km²
Sex ratio
976 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,540 km²
SC population22.2%
ST population1.6%
What faith is practised here?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
92%HINDU
Hindu 92.1%Other 7.9%
How developed is it?
DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water85.6%
Electricity96.6%
Sanitation60.3%
How healthy is it?
DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births89.7%
Children fully vaccinated75.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER24.7%
Children underweight (under 5)25.8%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER60.8%
Women literate92.5%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER1.6%
Clean cooking fuel46.2%
Health insurance22.6%
What's nearby?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Light Engineering Industry
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