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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2021 by-elections
Fatehpur
Winner — 2021 by-elections
Bhawani Singh Pathania
INC 43.1%BJP 32.9%3 others 24.0%
Votes
24,449
43.1% share
Winning margin
5,789
10.2% of votes
Total candidates
5
A clear win with a 10.2% margin.
Seat history
All Candidates
5 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Bhawani Singh Pathania | 24,449 | 43.1% | |
| 2 | Baldev Thakur | 18,660 | 32.9% | |
| 3 | Dr. Rajan Sushant | IND | 12,927 | 22.8% |
| 4 | Pankaj Kumar Darshi | Himachal Jan Kranti Party | 375 | 0.7% |
| 5 | Dr. Ashok Kumar Somal | IND | 295 | 0.5% |
Affidavit details — declared assets, criminal cases and education — aren't available for this seat yet. The results above are complete; only the candidate-affidavit layer is missing.
Low turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe10.2%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.5% · max 63.4%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
58th of 68How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 68How much NOTA?
SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
66th of 68Where does the house stand?
SEAT
3 seats · 2 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 43.1%BJP 32.9%IND 22.8%OTH 1.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDA 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?
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏷️Kangra PaintingsGI🏷️Kangra TeaGI
Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.