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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 42 · 2022
Gagret
Winner — 2022
Chaitanya Sharma
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 61.2%BJP 37.6%5 others 1.2%
Votes
40,767
61.1% share
Winning margin
15,685
23.5% of votes
Total candidates
6
Turnout
78.9%
of 84,517
Gagret is a safe seat — Chaitanya Sharma won by 23.5%.
Seat history
0 of 6 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.39 Cr — cases registered, not convictions
All Candidates
7 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | Chaitanya Sharma | INC (UPA) | 40,767 | 61.1% |
| 2 | Rajesh Thakur | BJP | 25,082 | 37.6% |
| — | NOTA | NOTA | 404 | 0.6% |
| 4 | Manohar Lal Dadwal | AAP | 145 | 0.2% |
| 5 | Vinod Dadwal (Pintu) | RTRYDVBHMP | 125 | 0.2% |
| 6 | Lekh Raj Katnoria | 97 | 0.1% | |
| 7 | Raghubir Singh | Himachal Jan Kranti Party | 45 | 0.1% |
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
lean23.5%
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
INC 61.1%BJP 37.6%OTH 0.6%NOTA 0.6%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
0/6
declare criminal cases
median assets ₹1.39 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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