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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 63 · 2022

Shimla

Winner — 2022

HARISH JANARTHA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.3%BJP 41.5%6 others 7.2%
Votes
15,803
51.4% share
Winning margin
3,037
9.9% of votes
Total candidates
7
Turnout
63.3%
of 48,608

A clear win with a 9.9% margin.

Seat history

2 of 7 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹2.71 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

8 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
HARISH JANARTHA
INC (UPA)
15,80351.4%
2
SANJAY SOOD
BJP
12,76641.5%
3
TIKENDER SINGH PANWAR
1,4004.5%
4
CHAMAN RAKESH
AAP
3281.1%
NOTA
NOTA
2370.8%
6
ABHISHEK BAROWALIA
IND
1200.4%
7
KALYAN SINGH
RTRYDVBHMP
780.3%
8
RAJESH KUMAR GILL
460.1%

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

Low turnout (68th), a typical margin, an essentially two-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
marginal
9.9%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 7.8% · min 0.3% · max 36.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
63%
lowerhigher
68th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.28
fewer partiesmore parties
31st of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.8%
lowerhigher
14th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.28EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.4%BJP 41.5%OTH 6.4%NOTA 0.8%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/7

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹2.71 Cr

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
8,14,010
Density
159 / km²
Sex ratio
915 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
5,131 km²
SC population26.5%
ST population1.1%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
97%HINDU
Hindu 97.2%Other 2.8%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water92.1%
Electricity95.6%
Sanitation68.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births92.2%
Children fully vaccinated96.5%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.1%
Children underweight (under 5)14.9%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER46.5%
Women literate93.4%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER6.1%
Clean cooking fuel78.0%
Health insurance37.1%

What's nearby?

3 locations
SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
Known forDISTRICT
🏺Tourism
Vice Regal Lodge

Vice Regal Lodge

🏛️MonumentASI

Vice Regal Lodge

Landmark data: Wikidata (CC0) · ASI (Government of India, official). Images: Wikimedia Commons (individual CC / public-domain licenses, see each file). Map data © OpenStreetMap contributors.

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