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Himachal Pradesh · Assembly Constituency 38 · 2024 by-elections

Hamirpur

Winner — 2024 by-elections

ASHISH SHARMA
BJP 51.4%INC 48.4%1 others 0.1%
Votes
27,041
51.4% share
Winning margin
1,571
3.0% of votes
Total candidates
3

A closely fought contest. ASHISH SHARMA won with a 3.0% margin.

Seat history

All Candidates

3 total
#CandidatePartyVotesShare
1
ASHISH SHARMA
27,04151.4%
2
DR. PUSHPINDER VERMA
25,47048.4%
3
NAND LAL SHARMA
IND
740.1%

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 (55th), a comfortable margin, a fragmented field.

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How safe is this seat?

SEAT
safe
3.0%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 18.8% · min 0.3% · max 44.9%

How contested is turnout?

SEAT
72%
lowerhigher
55th of 68

How crowded is the field?

SEAT
3.01
fewer partiesmore parties
7th of 68

How much NOTA?

SEAT
0.4%
lowerhigher
49th of 68

Where does the house stand?

SEAT
9 seats · 5 majority

How did the vote split?

SEAT
3.01EFFECTIVE PARTIES
BJP 51.4%INC 48.4%OTH 0.1%

Who ran, on record?

SEAT
NOT YET COMPUTED

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

Who lives here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Population
4,54,768
Density
407 / km²
Sex ratio
1095 ♀/1000 ♂
Area
1,118 km²
SC population24.0%
ST population0.7%

What faith is practised here?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011 C-01
99%HINDU
Hindu 98.8%Other 1.2%

How developed is it?

DISTRICTCENSUS 2011
Tap water90.3%
Electricity99.1%
Sanitation89.3%

How healthy is it?

DISTRICTNFHS-5 · 2019-21
Institutional births97.6%
Children fully vaccinated74.3%
Children stunted (under 5)▼ LOWER IS BETTER27.3%
Children underweight (under 5)23.6%
Women anaemic (15-49)▼ LOWER IS BETTER49.5%
Women literate94.8%
Women married before 18▼ LOWER IS BETTER3.5%
Clean cooking fuel44.7%
Health insurance32.0%

What's nearby?

SEATWIKIDATA · ASI
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