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Winner — 1962
MAHANT RAM SHARMA
NC
NC 59.1%PP 35.6%1 others 5.2%
Votes
7,394
59.1% share
Winning margin
2,935
23.5% of votes
Total candidates
3
Turnout
51.3%
of 24,406
Basohli is a safe seat — MAHANT RAM SHARMA won by 23.5%.
Seat history
All Candidates
3 total| # | Candidate | Party | Votes | Share |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| 1 | MAHANT RAM SHARMA | NC | 7,394 | 59.1% |
| 2 | UTTAM CHAND | PP | 4,459 | 35.6% |
| 3 | RAM KRISHAN | DNC | 656 | 5.2% |
DL — deposit lost: the candidate polled under one-sixth of valid votes and forfeits their election deposit under RPA 1951 s.158.
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.
Average turnout (42nd), a typical margin, a two-to-three-way race.
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How safe is this seat?
SEAT
safe23.5%
MORE COMPETITIVESAFER
mean 20.4% · min 1.0% · max 59.8%
How contested is turnout?
SEAT
71%
lowerhigher
42nd of 90How crowded is the field?
SEAT
2.45
fewer partiesmore parties
63rd of 90How much NOTA?
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2.0%
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29th of 90Where does the house stand?
SEAT
75 seats · 38 majority
How did the vote split?
SEAT
2.45EFFECTIVE PARTIES
NC 59.1%PP 35.6%DNC 5.2%
Who ran, on record?
SEAT
— NOT YET COMPUTEDThis seat number was reused from 2024. The district and local data on file describe the seat as contested from 2024, so they are not shown for earlier elections.