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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 8 · 2022

Fatehpur

Winner — 2022

BHAWANI SINGH PATHANIA
INC· INC (UPA)
INC 51.8%BJP 40.4%7 others 7.8%
Votes
33,238
51.8% share
Winning margin
7,354
11.5% of votes
Total candidates
8
Turnout
71.1%
of 90,203

A clear win with a 11.5% margin.

Seat history

2 of 8 declare criminal cases · median assets ₹1.68 Cr — cases registered, not convictions

All Candidates

9 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
BHAWANI SINGH PATHANIA
INC (UPA)
33,23851.8%
2
RAKESH PATHANIA
BJP
25,88440.4%
3
KRIPAL SINGH PARMAR
IND
2,8114.4%
4
Dr. RAJAN SUSHANT
AAP
1,3022.0%
5
TILAK RAJ
2980.5%
NOTA
NOTA
1850.3%
7
Dr. Ashok Kumar Somal
IND
1560.2%
8
Adv. SANJAY SHARMA
IND
1410.2%
9
VIJAY KOUNDAL
IND
1180.2%

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

Low turnout (58th), a comfortable margin, a two-to-three-way race.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
11.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.6% · min 0.5% · max 63.4%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
58th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
2.30
fewer partiesmore parties
29th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.3%
lowerhigher
66th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
68 seats · 35 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
2.30EFFECTIVE PARTIES
INC 51.8%BJP 40.4%OTH 7.5%NOTA 0.3%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
2/8

declare criminal cases

median assets ₹1.68 Cr

A 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.

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